PRAIRIE EYE CENTER, LTD. v. BUTLER

No. 4-01-0005.

768 N.E.2d 414 (2002)

329 Ill. App.3d 293

263 Ill.Dec. 654

PRAIRIE EYE CENTER, LTD., a Professional Service Corporation, f/k/a Centrum Eye Center, Ltd., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Patrick J. BUTLER, M.D., Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fourth District.

Rehearing Denied May 17, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James P. Baker (argued), of Law Offices of James P. Baker, of Springfield, and Karen L. Kendall, of Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, of Peoria, for appellant.

Robert E. Gillespie, William P. Hardy (argued), and Andrew M. Ramage, all of Hinshaw & Culbertson, of Springfield, for appellee


Justice KNECHT delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Patrick Butler, M.D., appeals a judgment order finding a noncompetition agreement in his contract with plaintiff, Prairie Eye Center, Ltd. (Prairie), was valid and enforceable. He also appeals from the entry of a permanent injunction prohibiting him from competing with plaintiff, $1,654,700 damages award to plaintiff, and $164,432.34 attorney-fees award due to his intentional and repeated violations of...

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