Agriculture Toolmaker Gets Restraining Order Against Competitor

An Oregon agricultural toolmaker convinced a federal judge to partially grant a temporary restraining order against a competitor.

Oregon Tool Inc. says Christopher Haefer, a former district manager for sales, sent himself two lists containing information about the company’s customer distributors’ sales and its salespeople’s financial performance just days before the manager took a role with its competitor IronCraft LLC. After Haefer left Oregon Tool, other employees and salespeople also left for IronCraft, the company says.

Though Oregon Tool failed to show whether IronCraft or Haefer intend to continue using the lists for commercial gain, it did show a likelihood ...