Mayer Hoffman McCann, P.C. v. Barton

SHEPHERD, Circuit Judge.

Mayer Hoffman McCann, P.C. (“MHM”), a professional corporation orga nized in Missouri, is a national certified public accounting (CPA) firm. MHM sued its former employees 2 and shareholders— Thomas L. Barton, Anthony W. Krier, James N. Stelzer, and John C. Walter (collectively, “appellants”), all CPAs licensed by the State of Minnesota — to enforce restrictive covenants contained in contractual agreements between the appellants and MHM. Following a bench trial, the district court 3 granted judgment to MHM, awarding MHM permanent injunctive relief and $1,369,921 in…