Opinion ID: 781858
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Heading Rank: 3

Heading: Balancing the Harms

Text: 12 In balancing the harms, the court must weigh the error of denying a preliminary injunction to the party who would win the case on the merits against the error of granting an injunction to the party who would lose. Roland, 749 F.2d at 387-88. In this case, the district court stated that the harm to Barry and Leacy from an injunction was that they could not work for Empire or Outback in the interim. Barry and Leacy argue that they also are irreparably harmed because the injunction jeopardizes their ability to earn a living and could subject them to deportation. 2 We disagree. The district court specifically stated they could work for another company in the industry and seek transfer of their visa status to that company. Therefore, they risked no irreparable injury with respect to their visa status and ability to earn a livelihood. Moreover, the district court was entitled to conclude that any irreparable harms were outweighed by the harm to Foodcomm in the form of its lost ability to maintain and pursue a relationship with Empire Beef, one of its major customers. See Roland Machinery, 749 F.2d at 387; Preferred Meal Systems, 145 Ill.Dec. 736, 557 N.E.2d at 516-17.