Gundermann & Gundermann Insurance v. Brassill
| Decision Date | 11 December 2007 |
| Docket Number | 2006-09162.,2006-09163. |
| Citation | 46 A.D.3d 615,853 N.Y.S.2d 82,2007 NY Slip Op 09725 |
| Parties | GUNDERMANN & GUNDERMANN INSURANCE, Respondent, v. JAMES BRASSILL et al., Appellants. |
| Court | New York Supreme Court — Appellate Division |
Ordered that one bill of costs is awarded to the plaintiff.
Generally, a party is entitled to a preliminary injunction upon a demonstration of (1) probability of success on the merits, (2) danger of irreparable harm in the absence of an injunction, and (3) a balance of equities in its favor (see CPLR 6312; W.T. Grant Co. v Srogi, 52 NY2d 496, 517 [1981]; Matter of Related Props., Inc. v Town Bd. of Town/Vil. of Harrison, 22 AD3d 587, 590 [2005]; Milbrandt & Co. v Griffin, 1 AD3d 327 [2003]). The plaintiff met this burden.
Courts will enforce noncompetition clauses "where necessary to protect, inter alia, an employer's confidential customer information and the goodwill of ... customer[s] generated and maintained at the employer's expense" (Milbrandt & Co. v Griffin, 1 AD3d at 328; see BDO Seidman v Hirshberg, 93 NY2d 382, 392 [1999]; DS Courier Servs., Inc. v Seebarran, 40 AD3d 271 [2007]; Willis of N.Y. v DeFelice, 299 AD2d 240 [2002]). Here, the Supreme Court properly concluded that the plaintiff, an insurance agency established in 1937, incurred significant costs in training employees, in overhead expenses, and in developing its client base, and that it built up significant business goodwill as it developed its client base. The plaintiff thus established a legitimate interest in protecting the client information that the defendants acquired from their...
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