Legal Opinion
EFCO Corp. v. Symons Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 18, 2000No. 99-2628, 99-2629PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HEANEY, Circuit Judge.
EFCO Corp. (EFCO), brought suit against Symons Corporation (Symons) claiming that Symons: (1) engaged in false advertising in violation of the Lanham Act; (2) misappropriated EFCO’s trade secrets in violation of the Iowa Uniform Trade Secrets Act (IUTSA); (3) induced James D. Phillips, a former high-level EFCO employee, to breach his fiduciary duty to EFCO; and (4) interfered with EFCO’s prospective business relations. Symons counterclaimed against EFCO for libel and for false advertising in violation of the Lanham Act.
Following the presentation of evidence, the district…
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