Forcier v. Microsoft Corp.’s Empirical Analysis

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1 federal appellate · 3 district · 2 state decisions

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1. “onee plaintiff knows or should know that a defendant who onee was trusted has shown, by any act of misappropriation, that he cannot be trusted, plaintiff should understand that there is a risk that that defendant will commit additional acts of misappropriation, whether they involve repeated misappropriations of one trade secret or initial misappropriations of other confidences.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Gognat v. Ellsworth

2. “the alleged trade secrets at issue all are related " (emphasis added)). Relying on the holding of Intermedics, the court of appeals below similarly construed section 774-107 "to provide for a single accrual date for multiple misappropriations of a single trade secret or of multiple, related trade secrets.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Gognat v. Ellsworth

3. “with defendants during the same period and in connection with the same relationships and when the trade secrets concern related matter.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Gognat v. Ellsworth