St. Jude Medical, Inc. v. Heath Carter

Summary

The court held that a contractual provision declaring irreparable harm and entitlement to an injunction does not require a court to issue equitable relief. The district court properly required St. Jude to prove that legal remedies were inadequate and that irreparable injury was likely, and it did not abuse its discretion by finding that St. Jude's evidence showed only a speculative risk of disclosure. The court therefore reversed the court of appeals.