Retina Services, Ltd. v. Garoon

Retina Services, Ltd. (plaintiff), brought this interlocutory appeal from the circuit court’s denial of its motion for a preliminary injunction to enjoin Ira Garoon, M.D. (defendant), from providing medical services at five hospitals for a two-year period in contravention of a restrictive covenant not to compete in defendant’s employment contract. The sole issue presented for our review is whether the circuit court erred in finding the covenant unenforceable. We reverse.

Plaintiff is an Illinois medical corporation. Its shareholders and professional employees, Joel Kaplan, M.D., and Frank P.…