Navar, Inc. v. Federal Business Council

Opinion by Justice CLEO E. POWELL.

Navar, Inc. ("Navar") appeals a $1.25 million judgment for breach of a non-disclosure agreement and misappropriation of trade secrets in violation of the Virginia Uniform Trade Secrets Act ("the Act"), Code § 59.1-336 et seq. Federal Business Council ("FBC") and Worldwide Solutions, Inc. ("Worldwide Solutions") assign cross-error to the trial court's judgment notwithstanding the verdict finding that a teaming agreement was not enforceable as a contract.

I. BACKGROUND

The United States Defense Threat Reduction Agency ("Defense Agency") uses private contractors…