Peterson Machinery Co. v. May

454 Argued and submitted December 4, 2020, affirmed July 21, 2021 PETERSON MACHINERY CO., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Bryan R. MAY, an individual; and Modern Machinery, a corporation, Defendants-Respondents. Lane County Circuit Court 18CV03151; A170692

496 P3d 672

The trial court granted defendants’ motion for summary judgment as to plaintiff’s claim for misappropriation of trade secrets, ORS 646.461 to 646.475. On appeal, plaintiff assigns error to that ruling. Plaintiff argues that its “evi- dence allowed a jury to find its business information is a trade secret, as defined by ORS 646.461(4).”…