DSC Communications Corp. v. Next Level Communications

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

PAUL N. BROWN, District Judge.

Introduction

This is a theft of trade secrets case. Plaintiffs, DSC Communications Corporation and DSC Technologies Corporation (collectively “DSC”), filed suit against two of their former employees, Thomas Eames (“Eames”) and Peter Keeler (“Keeler”), and the company they founded, Next Level Communications (“Next Level”). In July of 1990, Eames and Keeler began working for DSC. They entered into Employee, Patent, Copyright, and Proprietary Information Agreements (the “EPCPI Agreements”) with DSC on April 22, 1990 and November 26, 1990,…