Legal Opinion

Arcor, Inc. v. Haas

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided December 28, 2005No. 1-05-2414PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Karnezis

This appeal involves the determination of whether customer information can be protected as a trade secret and whether two non-competition covenants are enforceable. Defendants David Haas, Bill Sultzbaugh, Jadtis Industries, LIJ and Arbor Metals, LP (collectively defendants), appeal from the trial court’s July 1, 2005, and July 18, 2005, orders, which found that Arcor’s customer information was protected as a trade secret, but that the noncompetition covenants were unenforceable because they were overbroad. Arcor cross-appeals from both orders. We reverse the trial court’s finding that Arcor’s…

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