Appeals Court Vacates Portion of Injunction in Lawsuit Against Former ExamWorks Employees

A federal appellate court vacated part of an injunction against former employees of a California medical supply business who are accused of stealing company secrets to start a competing enterprise. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals last week removed language from a provision that would have prevented the former employees from discussing business with any potential customers they discovered while working at ExamWorks. U.S. District Court Judge Kimberly J. Mueller upheld the so-called “conducting business” provision in June, but an appellate panel in San Francisco said the scope was...