Sperry Rand Corporation, a Delaware Corporation v. A-T-O, Inc. (Formerly 'Automatic Sprinkler Corporation of America')

WINTER, Circuit Judge:

Sperry Rand Corporation (“Sperry Rand”), invoking the diversity jurisdiction of the district court, sought damages and injunctive relief against Electronic Concepts, Inc. (“ECI”), John E. Zentmeyer, Jr. (“Zentmeyer”), a former employee of Sperry Rand and later president of ECI, and Gus K. Tebell (“Tebell”), also a former employee of Sperry Rand and later an employee of ECI. 1 As a first cause of action, Sperry Rand alleged a misappropriation by defendants of Sperry Rand’s confidential manufacturing data, designs and drawings for a slotted array antenna and their use to…