Hickory Specialties, Inc. v. Forest Flavors International, Inc.

MEMORANDUM

WISEMAN, Senior District Judge.

This diversity action for trade secret misappropriation was tried before a jury beginning September 8,1998. At the conclusion of all proof, the Court denied the parties’ motions for judgment as a matter of law, and determined that the only remaining issue was whether an injunction should be issued. Such relief is a purely equitable remedy and would not ordinarily be submitted to a jury. However, because the jury had already heard all the testimony, the Court determined to submit the issue to them as an advisory jury.

The Court submitted a special…