Bro-Tech Corp. v. Thermax, Inc.’s Empirical Analysis
2009
Citation profile
2 district · 2 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 1030 (Computer Fraud and Abuse Act) · 18 U.S.C. § 1341 (White-Collar Crime Penalty Enhancement Act of 2002) · 18 U.S.C. § 1343 · 18 U.S.C. § 1962 (§ 901 of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act) · 18 U.S.C. § 2314 · 18 U.S.C. § 2315
Relies on Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc. · Celotex Corporation v. Catrett H · Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. v. Zenith Radio Corporation · Hj Inc v. Northwestern Bell Telephone Company · Schmuck v. United States
Most-quoted passages
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 17 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“Pennsylvania law permits an agent or employee to "make arrangements to compete," but prohibits him from using "confidential information peculiar to his employer's business and acquired therein." Within this framework, an employee may properly inform customers of his current employer that he is leaving the employer to work elsewhere in the field, or to start his own competing business. In contrast, an employee who, while still working for her employer, makes improper use of her employer's trade secrets or confidential information, usurps a business opportunity from the employer, or, in preparing to work for a rival business, solicits customers for such rival business, may be liable for a breach of the duty of loyalty.”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“plaintiffs' evidence belies the notion that [d]efendants acted without a business motive, but purely out of malice.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“confidential information peculiar to his employer's business and acquired therein.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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