Best Products Inc

question 58

Essay

Best Products Inc. hires Cole to develop and implement an e-commerce strategy for marketing Best's products. Cole signs a contract that includes a clause prohibiting him from competing with Best during and after the employment. Before the strategy is implemented, Cole resigns from Best's employ and opens a business to compete with Best. In Best's suit against Cole, to determine whether Cole may compete with Best, what is the most important factor the court should consider?

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Definitions:

Encapsulated

Surrounded by a protective capsule or layer, often referring to how some bacteria and benign tumors are contained.

Proliferation

Rapid increase or spread of cells or organisms.

Hodgkin Disease

a type of lymphoma characterized by the presence of Reed-Sternberg cells, leading to the enlargement of lymph nodes and affecting the immune system.

Exacerbation

An increase in the severity of a disease or the intensity of its symptoms.