George S. May International Co. v. International Profit Associates

This is an interlocutory appeal pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 307(a)(1) (134 HI. 2d R. 307(a)(1)) from an order denying preliminary injunctive relief. Plaintiff, George S. May International (May), sought to enjoin several of its former employees from using alleged trade secrets and confidential information in a newly formed competing business, International Profit Associates (IPA), in violation of restrictive covenants. On appeal, May contends that the trial court erred in (1) determining that May’s methods were not unique or sufficiently secret to warrant injunctive relief; (2) finding that…