Legal Opinion
Midwest Sign & Screen Printing Supply Co. v. Robert Dalpe & Laird Plastics, Inc.
District Court, D. Maine
Decided May 10, 2019No. File No. 19-cv-00967 (ECT/SER)PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Eric C. Tostrud, United States District Court Judge
Midwest Sign & Screen Printing Supply seeks a preliminary injunction forbidding its former employee, Robert Dalpe, from "working for or assisting" his new employer, Laird Plastics, "in any capacity that competes with Midwest" in violation of an employment agreement between Midwest and Dalpe. Midwest has introduced evidence showing that Dalpe likely violated his employment agreement by emailing himself Midwest's confidential information before his Midwest employment ended and that, if not modified, Dalpe's new position would enable him to…
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