Legal Opinion
Milliken & Co. v. Morin
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided August 1, 2012No. 27154PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Hearn
Milliken & Company sued Brian Morin after he resigned from the company and started a new venture using Milliken’s proprietary information. The crux of its suit was that Morin breached the confidentiality and invention assignment agreements he signed when he started working for Milliken. A jury found for Milliken, and the court of appeals affirmed. Milliken & Co. v. Morin, 386 S.C. 1, 11-12, 685 S.E.2d 828, 834-35 (Ct.App.2009). We granted certiorari to review the narrow issue of whether these agreements are overbroad as a matter of law. We hold they are not and affirm as modified.
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