Opinion ID: 2974230
Heading Depth: 4
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Threat of Irreparable Harm to the Plaintiff

Text: The second factor in the preliminary injunction analysis weighs against granting injunctive relief to 84 Lumber. The Company has presented no realistic threat of irreparable harm. The harm claimed by 84 Lumber is posed by other employees who could bring claims in spite of the “Time Limitation” provision. The district court properly concluded that this harm was too speculative to support issuance of an injunction. The district court also properly concluded that the defense costs 84 Lumber incurred were “certainly not grounds for claiming irreparable injury,” even if 84 Lumber had not defended against the suit in a way that most likely increased its defense costs. The absence of irreparable harm significantly cuts against issuing a preliminary injunction to 84 Lumber.