Injunctive relief means that the discloser is able to obtain a preemptive court order preventing the information from being spread. A clause can entitle a party to apply for an injunction to prevent the other party disclosing, or continuing to disclose, the confidential information.
A final injunction is essentially a court order that requires or prohibits specific actions by a party after the main issues of the case have been resolved. It remains effective until the court issues a different order or a superseding order steps in.
Injunctive relief is a legal remedy that can be awarded by a court to prevent a party from taking certain actions or to require them to take certain actions. It is a form of equitable remedy that is used when monetary damages are not sufficient to remedy a breach of contract.
Injunctive relief in a breach of contract claim is a court-ordered legal remedy whereby the court orders a party to either do something or refrain from doing something. Injunctive relief is sought when a breach of contract threatens to cause irreparable harm that can't be adequately compensated by monetary damages.
While there are California causes of action that specifically permit punitive damages, they are the exception and are based not on the actual breach, but upon some other underlying conduct of the defendant, such as fraud.
Injunctive relief in a breach of contract claim is a court-ordered legal remedy whereby the court orders a party to either do something or refrain from doing something. Injunctive relief is sought when a breach of contract threatens to cause irreparable harm that can't be adequately compensated by monetary damages.
The potential remedies for breach of a contract include: (1) rescission and restitution; (2) damages; (3) specific performance; (4) injunction, and (5) declaratory relief.
The injunctive relief clause is a contractual provision that allows a party to seek a court-ordered injunction to prevent the other party from engaging in specific actions that could cause irreparable harm.
(a) An injunction may be granted in the following cases: (1) When it appears by the complaint that the plaintiff is entitled to the relief demanded, and the relief, or any part thereof, consists in restraining the commission or continuance of the act complained of, either for a limited period or perpetually.
These courts consider: (1) the likelihood of success on the merits; (2) irreparable harm if the injunction is not granted; (3) whether a balancing of the relevant equities favors the injunction; and (4) whether the issuance of the injunction is in the public interest.