Ewen v. Gerofsky

Plaintiff sues (1) to recover moneys advanced to defendants as capital of a proposed joint venture which never came to fruition; (2) for an injunction restraining defendants from using plaintiff’s inventions and trade secrets and the name E & M Communications Corporation; and (3) for an accounting of defendants’ profits derived from the use of such name and the use and sale of products embodying plaintiff’s inventions and trade secrets.

Commencing in early February, 1971, plaintiff Joel Ewen (Ewen) and defendant Arthur Gerofsky (Gerofsky) engaged in discussions concerning some kind of a joint…