Legal Opinion
Messer v. E.G. Pump Controls, Inc.
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided October 12, 1995No. 95-2PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Per curiam
By petition for writ of common law certio-rari, we are asked to quash the trial court’s order compelling production of documents which are alleged to be trade secrets. We have jurisdiction. Art. V, § 4(b)(3), Fla. Const.; Rule 9.030(b)(2)(A), Fla.RApp.P. For the reasons set out below, we grant the petition, quash the trial court’s order and direct the court to inspect the requested documents in camera.
The respondent brought suit against two of its former employees and the competing corporation they established (the petitioners). In its suit alleging civil theft, appropriation of trade secrets…
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