Legal Opinion
Hoffmann-La Roche Inc. v. Yoder
District Court, S.D. Ohio
Decided January 7, 1997No. Civil Action 2-96-204PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION & ORDER
DLOTT, District Judge.
This case presents novel questions concerning whether documents provided to a physician by a pharmaceutical company for use in connection with clinical drug trials are protected “trade secrets” under Ohio’s Uni form Trade Secrets Act. The Plaintiff, Hoffmann-La Roche, Inc. (hereinafter “Roche”) alleges that more than 550 pages of documents obtained by the Defendant in the late 1970s and early 1980s while he served as a clinical investigator for Roche constitute “trade secret” information of the company. The Defendant, Frank W. Yoder, M.D., argues that such…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Kewanee Oil Co. v. Bicron Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Hammock Ex Rel. Hammock v. Hoffmann-LaRoche, Inc.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1995
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- Helen Charash v. Oberlin CollegeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1994
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