Disher v. Fulgoni

The issue in this case is whether, under Illinois law, an employee confidentiality agreement can be invalidated on the basis of being overly broad in scope and duration. Plaintiff, David C. Disher, contests the propriety of an order entered by the trial court denying his motion for preliminary injunctive relief. Plaintiff had sought, by virtue of this motion, to nullify or restrain enforceability of a confidentiality agreement executed by him while in the employ of Information Resources, Inc. (IRI), the corporate defendant in this action.

IRI is a marketing research company which designs,…