Rick Was a Talented Computer Programmer and Had Agreed to Work

question 60

Multiple Choice

Rick was a talented computer programmer and had agreed to work for Bill in his successful computer software business, signing a one-year contract to that effect. On the day he was to start work, and after a week of training where he learned a considerable amount of confidential information about Bill's operation, he phoned Bill and announced that he was going to work for Bill's competitor instead. Which of the following is the appropriate remedy in these circumstances?

• A) Specific performance
• B) Accounting
• C) Injunction
• D) No remedy
• E) Rescission

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