Legal Opinion

TruGreen Companies, L.L.C. v. Mower Bros., Inc.

Utah Supreme Court

Decided November 25, 2008No. 20070451PublishedCited by 39 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

NEHRING, Justice:

INTRODUCTION

«1 We consented to answer two questions that were certified to us by the United States District Court for the District of Utah. These questions are as follows:

1. Whether under Utah law a former employer is entitled to an award of lost profits damages, or instead an award of restitution or unjust enrichment damages, where a former employee has breached contractual non-competition, non-disclosure, and employee non-solicitation provisions?

2, Whether Utah law recognizes an unjust enrichment measure of damages for tortious interference with a competitor's contractual…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Weiss v. WiederlightSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1988
  2. Lake River Corporation, Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross-Appellant v. Carborundum Company, Defendant-Appellant-Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
  3. Marcus, Stowell & Beye Government Securities, Inc. v. Jefferson Investment CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
  4. National Merchandising Corp. v. LeydenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1976
  5. Mahmood v. RossUtah Supreme Court · 1999

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3Cited by39 opinions

  1. Proudfoot Consulting Co. v. GordonCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2009
  2. United States Fidelity & Guarantee Co. v. United States Sports Specialty Ass'nUtah Supreme Court · 2012
  3. Jones v. MacKey Price Thompson & OstlerUtah Supreme Court · 2015
  4. Sleepy Holdings LLC v. Mountain West TitleCourt of Appeals of Utah · 2016
  5. Lopez v. United Automobile Insurance Co.Utah Supreme Court · 2012

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