Last month, the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York granted an employer’s application for a preliminary injunction based on the former employee’s breach of his noncompete. In granting the preliminary injunction, the court in Plug Power, Inc. v. Shokrian, No. 1:26-cv-01277 (N.D.N.Y. Jul. 24, 2026), held that the employee’s access to confidential information, combined with other acts evidencing an intention to compete, was sufficient to establish irreparable harm without evidence that the former employee used or disclosed any of the employer’s confidential information. The court further ruled that the employer established a likelihood of success on the merits even though the employee was involuntarily terminated because the termination was for cause.
Recent Updates
- New York Federal Court Enforces Non-Compete Against Employee Terminated for Cause
- Louisiana, Maryland, and Iowa Pass Laws Restricting Noncompetes Specific to Certain Professions
- Delaware Refuses to Blue Pencil Overbroad Restrictive Covenants Following Business Acquisition
- Virginia Senate Bill 128 Adds Health Care Professionals to Virginia’s Noncompete Restrictions
- When the Deal Closes, the Trade Secrets Don't: Enforcing Sale-of-Business Covenants Under Judicial Scrutiny