In my experience, non-competes are worthless unless there is malious by the departing party.  I've been in multiple cases and no court has ever made a non compete stick.

NDA's are quite different, but it is EDIG who held the knowledge, not APS or Wencor. 

IMO, the key is the damages.  Since the late digEplayer was delivered and accepted as far as we know, that would seem to cut much of the damages. 

With no open POs and having already announcec they (Wencor) were going elsewhere for product, proving substanial damages might be tough, IMO. 

Your thoughts?

Anything can happen in a trial.  My guess is it will not go that far. EDIG has had their share of bad luck, but I believe this legal mess will not be an anchor on EDIG for an extended period of time.  IMO, there just does not seem to be much meat left on that bone.

John