Catcher in the P.I. (preliminary injunction)

The April 30, 2010 decision by the Second Circuit has been the subject of many reports – predominantly regarding the likelihood of success for the Trustees of the J.D. Salinger literary trust. However, there is a separate and independent significance within the decision – the scope of the eBay decision by the Supreme Court [547 U.S. 388 (2006)] on injunctive relief. The Second Circuit’s decision remanded and vacated the preliminary injunction order (with a ten day stay to allow for Salinger’s estate to seek a temporary restraining order).