Capsonic Group v. Swick

Plaintiff appeals from the interlocutory order entered by the circuit court of Kane County on December 14, 1988. That order denied plaintiff’s request for a preliminary injunction. The court held that it would not enforce a post-employment restrictive covenant in an employment agreement because the plaintiff failed to establish the existence of trade secrets or confidential information that would constitute a protectable interest. We affirm.

Plaintiff, Capsonic Group (Capsonic), is a division of Gabriel, Inc., a privately owned corporation located in Elgin, Illinois. Capsonic was formed in…