Legal Opinion
C&f Packing Co., Inc. v. Ibp, Inc., and Pizza Hut, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided August 25, 2000No. 99-1312, 99-1313PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RADER, Circuit Judge.
The Northern District of Illinois awarded C&F Packing Co., Inc. extensive damages and prejudgment interest against IBP, Inc. for misappropriation of trade secrets. Because the district court correctly applied the law of trade secret misappropriation and damages, this court affirms these decisions against IBP. This court vacates, however, the district court’s award of prejudgment interest to C&F, reverses the dismissal of C&F’s claims against Pizza Hut for failure to state a claim, and remands.
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C&F is an Illinois corporation that makes and sells meat products. Since the…
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