Defendants who are citizens of the United Kingdom and have played, taught, coached, and worked in the
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Defendants who are citizens of the United Kingdom and have played, taught, coached, and worked in the soccer industry most of their lives were hired by plaintiffs to provide soccer camp services to roughly 185 soccer clubs in the past year, accounting for approximately $1.5 million in annual revenue. Each of the defendants entered into an employment contract that included clauses of noncompete, not to solicit, and not to disclose. After several months, defendants all wished to distance themselves from Russell, MLS Camps’s owner, because of alleged mistreatment, deception, bullying, and abuse. Defendants attained new employment. Plaintiffs alleged that, since defendants left their employment with plaintiffs, plaintiffs experienced an immediate drop in customers in the New York–New Jersey area. They sought injunctive relief to bar defendants from working. After balancing the equities in public interest of noncompetition clauses as well as the basic need for employment, who will prevail?
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Business Law The Ethical Global and E-Commerce Environment
ISBN: 978-1259917110
17th edition
Authors: Arlen Langvardt, A. James Barnes, Jamie Darin Prenkert, Martin A. McCrory