Smith, Bucklin & Associates, Incorporated v. William Sonntag and Victoria Shaw

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge SILBERMAN.

SILBERMAN, Circuit Judge:

Appellant seeks to enjoin two former employees, based on a covenant in their employment contracts, from working for a competitor on behalf of previous clients. The district court concluded that the contract clause did not cover the appellees’ activities. We are inclined to disagree but since appellant has not clearly demonstrated that it will suffer irreparable harm, the district court’s refusal to issue a preliminary injunction is affirmed.

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Smith, Bucklin is a management company that provides services to various…