Legal Opinion

Capital Asset Research Corp. v. Finnegan

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided November 13, 1998No. 97-9285PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BARKETT, Circuit Judge:

Roger Finnegan and Breen Capital Holdings Corp. (“Breen”) appeal an adverse judgment entered after a bench trial holding that they violated the Georgia Trade Secrets Act of 1990. The district court held that Finnegan and Breen had misappropriated from Finnegan’s former employer, Capital Asset Research Corp. (“CARC”), protected information regarding the economic value of certain real property in Fulton County, Georgia. The district court enjoined Finnegan from having any dealings with these properties for one year and awarded CARC attorneys’ fees and costs. On appeal,…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Water Services, Inc. And Farris Chemical Company v. Tesco Chemicals, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
  2. Essex Group, Inc. v. Southwire Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1998
  3. Martin v. DuggerDistrict Court, S.D. Florida · 1988
  4. Salsbury Laboratories, Inc. v. Merieux Laboratories, Inc., Donald G. Hildebrand, Jack R. BergCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1990
  5. Wilson v. Barton & Ludwig, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1982

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3Cited by19 opinions

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