Legal Opinion
Eppie Chang v. Michiana Telecasting Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 24, 1990No. 89-2044PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
On April 28, 1986, station WNDU-TV in South Bend, Indiana, broadcast a story by reporter Teri Meade that Miles Laboratories had charged Eppie Chang, one of its scientists, with stealing its trade secrets. Meade added that according to a confidential source Chang planned to flee to Taiwan, where a firm had offered $1 million for information about Miles’ glucometer. Jim Miller, a reporter for The Elkhart Truth, heard the broadcast and prepared a story about the subject. (Miles, a firm with worldwide operations, has its headquarters in Elkhart, Indiana.) As published…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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- St. Amant v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
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