Premier Lab Supply, Inc. v. Chemplex Industries, Inc.

In this action for misappropriation of a trade secret, the issue presented is whether the trial court abused its discretion by failing to give the requested jury instruction on the time period applicable to measuring the actual loss component of appel-lee’s damages. Appellant requested that the jury be permitted to award actual loss damages only for the time period that the trade secret was entitled to protection as a trade secret, known as a “head-start period.” Appellant also appeals the trial court’s responses to questions posed by the jury during its deliberations. We find that the trial…