Legal Opinion
Patricia Adkins Insurance Agency v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
California Court of Appeal
Decided January 4, 2007No. C050591PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
DAVIS, Acting P. J.
In this appeal we conclude that a collection of State Farm insurance companies (State Farm) breached an agreement with their independent contractor agents (the Agents) by imposing trade secret and noncompetition restrictions on certain employees of the Agents. Consequently, we reverse the judgment in which the trial court refused to grant the Agents declaratory and injunctive relief in these respects, and we direct that such relief be granted.
Background
State Farm solicits and services its products through a nationwide network of agents, including the 17 Agents who…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Western Indemnity Co. v. PillsburyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1916
- McDonald v. Shell Oil Co.California Supreme Court · 1955
- P. Larue Simpson v. Ernst & YoungCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1996
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- Moore v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 2007