Home Pride Foods, Inc. v. Johnson

The appellee, Home Pride Foods, Inc. (Home Pride), sued the appellants, Christopher S. Johnson, Jason J. Johnson, and Consumer’s Choice Foods, Inc. (Consumer’s Choice), for a permanent injunction and damages under Nebraska’s Trade Secrets Act, Neb. Rev. Stat. § 87-501 et seq. (Reissue 1999). After a bench trial, the district court determined that the appellants had used a customer list misappropriated from Home Pride. The court determined the list was a trade secret, issued a permanent injunction, and awarded damages.

This appeal presents the questions, Is a customer list a trade secret, and…