1. What role does precedent play in this decision?
2. What factors led this court to conclude that the noncompete agreement was enforceable?
3. How does the court balance the interests of the employee and employer in deciding whether to issue an injunction?

Defendant Kenneth C. Cohen (defendant or appellant) appeals from a judgment entered July 1, 1998 in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Martin, J.) that issued a permanent injunction against him and in favor of plaintiffs Ticor Title Insurance Co. and Chicago Title Insurance Co. * * *