Legal Opinion
Proudfoot Consulting Co. v. Gordon
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided July 30, 2009No. 08-14075PublishedCited by 72 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TRAGER, District Judge:
This case arises out of an employment agreement (“Agreement”) between appellant Derrick Gordon (“Gordon” or “appellant”) and appellee Proudfoot Consulting Company (“Proudfoot” or “Proudfoot North America” or “appellee”) that contains a number of restrictive covenants. The Agreement prevents Gordon, for six months after his employment with Proud-foot ends, from working for a direct competitor or client of Proudfoot, contacting Proudfoot’s clients and soliciting Proud-foot’s employees. The Agreement also bars Gordon from using or disclosing Proudfoot’s confidential…
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