Legal Opinion
Lamb-Weston, Inc. v. McCain Foods, Ltd. McCain Foods, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 12, 1991No. 91-35476PublishedCited by 80 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EUGENE A. WRIGHT, Circuit Judge:
Lamb-Weston’s attempt to spiral ahead of its competitors was allegedly thwarted by the misappropriation by McCain of Lamb-Weston’s trade secrets for manufacturing curlicue french fries. To keep Lamb-Weston from being left to twist in the wind before the trial on the merits, an eight-month preliminary injunction was imposed, barring McCain from producing or selling products made with the technology in question. McCain appeals and we affirm.
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Lamb-Weston, a potato processor, began in 1986 to develop the technology for producing curlicue french fries. The unique…
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