Valco Cincinnati, Inc. v. N & D Machining Service, Inc.

I concur with

the majority holding that sufficient evidence supported a finding of a misappropriation of trade secrets. I would limit this court’s holding, however, to the first paragraph of the syllabus. As Justice Holmes points out, injunctive relief is awarded in trade secret cases in order to place the injured party in the position he would have been in but for the misappropriation. In my view a perpetual, punitive injunction does not serve this laudable purpose. Further, this type of injunctive relief conflicts with the public interest in promoting competition and in allowing employees to…