Opinion ID: 781858
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Heading: Inadequate Remedy and Irreparable Injury

Text: 10 To obtain a preliminary injunction, Foodcomm must show that it has no adequate remedy at law and, as a result, that it will suffer irreparable harm if the injunction is not issued. Roland Machinery Co. v. Dresser Industries, 749 F.2d 380, 386 (7th Cir.1984). Inadequate remedy at law does not mean wholly ineffectual; rather, the remedy must be seriously deficient as compared to the harm suffered. Id. The finding of irreparable harm to the plaintiff if the injunction is denied is a threshold requirement for granting a preliminary injunction. Id. 11 In this case, Foodcomm asserts that it has been and will continue to be irreparably injured by Barry and Leacy's actions, the most important injuries of which are its inability to attempt to maintain its relationship with Empire and its complete loss of that relationship. Because it is not practicable to calculate damages to remedy this kind of harm, no remedy at law can adequately compensate Foodcomm for its injury. Roland Machinery, 749 F.2d at 386; see also Cross Wood Products, Inc. v. Suter, 97 Ill.App.3d 282, 52 Ill.Dec. 744, 422 N.E.2d 953, 957 (1981); Preferred Meal Systems, Inc. v. Guse, 199 Ill.App.3d 710, 145 Ill.Dec. 736, 557 N.E.2d 506, 516-17 (1990). Furthermore, Barry and Leacy have no significant assets in the United States and Outback is a start-up business with no assets. See Roland Machinery, 749 F.2d at 386. Because Foodcomm's irreparable harm was caused by and is maintained by Barry and Leacy's actions, an injunction is appropriate to prevent this harm from continuing.