Legal Opinion
Milliken & Co. v. Morin
Court of Appeals of South Carolina
Decided August 20, 2009No. 4610PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtShort, J.
Milliken & Company (Milliken) appeals from the circuit court’s order, arguing the court erred in denying the equitable relief it requested because the jury found Brian Morin breached the covenants in his employment agreement and the verdict was only an award of nominal damages. In his cross-appeal, Morin argues the circuit court erred in finding the inventions assignment and confidentiality provisions of the employee agreement are enforceable. We affirm.
FACTS
Morin obtained his Ph.D. in Experimental Condensed Matter Physics from Ohio State University in 1994, and on April 10, 1995, he began…
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