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INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP. v. BAJOREK

Nos. 97-16424, 97-16438.

191 F.3d 1033 (1999)

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Dr. Christopher H. BAJOREK, Defendant-Appellee. Chris Bajorek, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. International Business Machines Corporation, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed September 14, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter T. Barbur, Cravath, Swaine & Moore, New York, New York, for the plaintiff-appellant and defendant-appellant.

Thomas M. Peterson, Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison, San Francisco, California, for the defendant-appellee and plaintiff-appellee.

Jesse M. Brill (briefed), National Association of Stock Plan Professionals, Concord, California, for the amicus.

Before: WALLACE, T. G. NELSON, and KLEINFELD, Circuit Judges.

KLEINFELD, Circuit Judge:

This case primarily involves choice of law questions.

FACTS

IBM issued stock options to its executive employee, Dr. Bajorek, that were worth more than $900,000 when he exercised them. His option agreements included a promise that if he worked for a competitor within six months after he exercised his options, he would return any profits from the stock options. He left, and immediately went to work for a competitor. IBM therefore...

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