Legal Opinion
Nestle Food Co. v. Miller
District Court, D. Rhode Island
Decided August 25, 1993No. Civ. A. 92-0656-BOPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION AND ORDER
BOUDEWYNS, United States Magistrate Judge.
Plaintiff, Nestle Food Company (“Nestle”) has brought this action seeking injunctive relief and damages against its former salesman, defendant Stephen Miller (“Miller”). 1 Nestle contends that Miller is in breach of an employment agreement that prohibits him from engaging in sales activity on behalf of a direct competitor in his former territory. Nestle also contends that Miller has wrongfully used confidential or “trade secret” information belonging to Nestle in his present employment. After a trial on this matter, I find that…
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