Legal Opinion

MicroStrategy Inc. v. Li

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided September 17, 2004No. Record 032239PublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BARBARA MILANO KEENAN, Justice.

In this appeal, we consider whether the chancellor erred in holding that the plaintiff failed to meet its burden of proving that the defendants misappropriated certain trade secrets, within the meaning of the Virginia Uniform Trade Secrets Act (the Act), Code §§ 59.1-336 through -343.

We will state the evidence in the light most favorable to the defendants, Actuate Corporation (Actuate), Wenfeng "Wayne" Li, and Xiaogang "Gary" Xue, the prevailing parties in the circuit court. Barner v. Chappell, 266 Va. 277 , 283, 585 S.E.2d 590 , 594 (2003); Jenkins v. Bay House…

2Cases cited24 opinions

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  3. Learning Curve Toys, Inc. v. Playwood Toys, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2003
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