Central Trust and Investment Company v. SignalPoint Asset Management, LLC

ZEL M. FISCHER, Judge.

This appeal concerns, primarily, whether a company can be liable for misappropriation of trade secrets, pursuant to the Missouri Uniform Trade Secrets Act, §§ 417.450 to 417.467, RSMo 2000 1 (MUT-SA), for affiliating with an ex-employee of another company. Central Trust and Investment Co. (“Central Trust”), which is the plaintiff, had purchased another company prior to this suit. Central Trust sued SignalPoint Asset Management, LLC (“SignalPoint”) for affiliating with the predecessor company’s ex-employee, who acquired the predecessor’s client list. Central Trust appeals…