Electronic Planroom, Inc. v. McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

OPINION AND ORDER REGARDING CROSS-MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

ROSEN, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

Plaintiffs Electronic Planroom, Inc. and Essential Research, Inc. (collectively “Es sential”), two Michigan corporations, commenced this action on April 21, 1999 against Defendants The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. (“McGraw-Hill”), a New York corporation, and Devon Shire, a Michigan resident and former employee of Essential. In an amended complaint filed on January 24, 2000, Essential asserts state-law claims of misappropriation of trade secrets, tortious interference, and civil conspiracy against…