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Outsource International, Inc. v. Barton
United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
192 F.3d 662 (1999)
Facts
Outsource International, Incorporated (Outsource) (plaintiff) acquired the company that employed George Barton (defendant) as a staffing consultant. Barton had signed a noncompetition agreement with his original employer when he was hired. The agreement provided that Barton would not compete with his employer within 25 miles for a year after his employment ended. When Outsource acquired his employer, Barton resigned and opened his own staffing company within 25 miles of Outsource. Outsource sued Barton for breach of the noncompetition agreement. The district court granted a preliminary injunction against Barton. Barton appealed.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning ()
Dissent (Posner, J.)
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