636 F. Supp. 2d 927 - Softchoice Corp. v. MacKenzie’s Empirical Analysis

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2 district · 1 state decisions

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The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 3 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “(1) the existence of a trade secret ..., (2) the value and importance of the trade secret to [CT Freight] in the conduct of [its] business, (3) [CT Freight’s] right by reason of discovery or ownership to the use and enjoyment of the secret, and (4) the communication of the secret to the employee while he was employed in a position of trust and confidence and under circumstances making it inequitable and unjust for him to disclose it to others or to use it himself to the employer’s prejudice.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans v. Hutchinson · 927 F. Supp. 2d 776 - West Plains, L.L.C. v. Retzlaff Grain Co.

2. “information ... that: (a) Derives independent economic value, actual or potential, from not being known to, and not being ascertainable by proper means by, other persons who can obtain economic value from its disclosure or use; and (b) Is the subject of efforts that are reasonable under the circumstances to maintain its secrecy.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans v. Hutchinson · 927 F. Supp. 2d 776 - West Plains, L.L.C. v. Retzlaff Grain Co.