Legal Opinion
Union Pacific Railroad Company v. Brent Mower
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 19, 2000No. 98-36140PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FISHER, Circuit Judge:
Brent Mower is a former employee of Union Pacific Railroad Company (“UP”). UP obtained a broad injunction against Mower, prohibiting him from disclosing or revealing to third parties any confidential information he obtained while employed by UP. Mower appeals the issuance of that injunction. The basis of the district court’s jurisdiction was 28 U.S.C. § 1332, and we have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291. 1 We reverse and vacate the injunction.
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
A. The Resignation Agreement
UP employed Mower from 1979 to 1992. During that time, Mower…
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