Legal Opinion

Foodcomm International v. Patrick James Barry

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided May 2, 2003No. 02-4001PublishedCited by 180 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge.

Foodcomm International sought and received a preliminary injunction against its former employees, Patrick Barry and Christopher Leacy, and Outback Imports, Inc., the company Barry and Leacy formed with Empire Beef, Inc., Food-comm’s former customer. The preliminary injunction prohibits Barry and Leacy from providing any services to Outback or Empire. In an order dated January 23, 2003, we affirmed the district court’s granting of the preliminary injunction; this opinion explains the basis for our earlier decision.

I. BACKGROUND

Foodcomm is an importer of chilled…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Roland MacHinery Company v. Dresser Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
  2. Abbott Laboratories v. Mead Johnson & CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
  3. Promatek Industries, Ltd. v. Equitrac CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2002
  4. Storck Usa, L.P. And August Storck K.G. v. Farley Candy CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994
  5. ABC Trans National Transport, Inc. v. Aeronautics Forwarders, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1978

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3Cited by180 opinions

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