Florida/Georgia Personal Injury & Workers Compensation

...ets and that Plaintiff Liberty American's park data file failed to rise to the level of a trade secret. The Florida Uniform Trade Secrets Act permits injunctive relief to redress any actual or threatened misappropriation of trade secrets. Fla. Stat. § 688.001, et seq.; see Thomas v....

...hree-step analysis for protectability, [20] Liberty American has not shouldered its burden of establishing a likelihood of success on its claim of copyright infringement. B. Misappropriation of Trade Secrets The Uniform Trade Secrets Act, Fla. Stat. § 688.001 et seq., permits injunctive *1302 relief to redress any actual or threatened misappropriation of trade secrets....

unseaworthiness and under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C. § 688. 1 Defendant urges error in the refusal of

...The plaintiffs filed a four-count complaint against the defendants alleging as follows: Count I, reverse palming off in violation of the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1125, et seq.; Count II, misappropriation of trade secrets under the Florida Trade Secret Act, Florida Statutes § 688.001 et seq.; Count III, conversion; and Count IV, deceptive and unfair trade practices under the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act, Florida Statutes § 501.204 et seq....

...s complaint is dismissed without prejudice. Del Monte shall have twenty days from the date of this order to amend its complaint accordingly. C. Count II: Misappropriation of Trade Secrets [9] Del Monte has brought a claim against Dole under sections 688.001 et seq....

...alify for trade secret protection. See American Red Cross, 143 F.3d at 1410. 1. Whether the MD-2 Variety Is a Trade Secret Count II of Del Monte's complaint is for misappropriation of trade secrets under the Florida Trade Secrets Act. See Fla. Stat. § 688.001 et seq....

...The Eighth Circuit's rationale is particularly applicable to this case because, in Pioneer Hi-Bred International, the court was interpreting Iowa's Uniform Trade Secrets Act, which is identical to Florida's Uniform Trade Secrets Act. Compare Fla. Stat. § 688.001 et seq....

...ing in trade slander by disparaging Furmanite to its customers. (See generally Doc. No. 61). Furmanite alleges that Defendants' actions amount to tortious interference with business relationships, (Count I), Trade Slander, (Count II), a violation of Section 688.001 et seq., Florida Statutes, (Count III), breach of confidentiality agreements, (Count IV), conversion, (Count V), a violation of the Florida Unfair and Deceptive Trade Practices Act, (Count VI), economic boycott, (Count VII), civil con...

...as to all Defendants on Count II of the Complaint. C. Misappropriation of Trade Secrets Count III of the Amended Complaint alleges that Defendants, with the exception of John Foushi and Bryan Mc-Donald, misappropriated trade secrets in violation of Section 688.001, et seq., Florida Statutes....

...§ 95.051(1)(a) or for tolling of the statute of limitations under equitable principles is not appropriate on a motion to dismiss. By necessity that determination would require the Court to go beyond the four corners of the Complaint. [51] Conley, 355 U.S. at 45-46, 78 S.Ct. 99. [52] Fla. Stat. 688.001 et seq....

...§ 1125(a) Count III: common law unfair competition Count IV: common law palming off Count V: state trademark dilution under Florida Statutes § 495.151 Count VI: violation of a non-compete agreement under Florida Statutes § 542.33 Count VII: violation of the Uniform Trade Secrets Act under Florida Statutes § 688.001....

...ract interpretation. These unresolved issues lead to the conclusion that ICAA has not established a likelihood of success on the merits. With respect to ICAA's claim that Mr. Powalisz has violated the Uniform Trade Secrets Act under Florida Statutes § 688.001, the Court finds that on the evidence presented to the Court at this time, ICAA has not established a likelihood of success on the merits....

...00-4000-CIV-SEITZ) to prevent the alleged misappropriation of trade secrets by Dr. Daniel W. Funk ("Dr.Funk") and his employer, Dole. On October 20, 2000, Del Monte filed a one-count complaint against Dr. Funk and Dole alleging violations of Florida's Uniform Trade Secrets Act, Fla.Stat. § 688.001 et seq....

...nt against Dole (Case No. 00-1171-CIV-GOLD) alleging as follows: *1328 count I, reverse palming off in violation of the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1125 et seq.; count II, misappropriation of trade secrets under the Florida Trade Secrets Act, Fla.Stat. § 688.001 et seq.; count III, conversion; and count IV, deceptive and unfair trade practices under the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act, Fla.Stat....

...te seeks to enjoin Dole and Dr. Funk from misappropriating trade secrets that Dr. Funk allegedly acquired during his former employment with Del Monte. Del Monte's motion argues than an order pursuant to Florida's Uniform Trade Secrets Act, Fla.Stat. § 688.001 et seq., is appropriate to prevent Dr....

...ormer employees of Chemplex, and that Golf Brush, Inc., was a dissolved corporation owned and controlled by Anthony Norelli. In Count V, which contained the misappropriation of trade secrets claim against Premier under the Uniform Trade Secrets Act, § 688.001 et....

...Hatfield was the general manager of an AutoNation-owned Mercedes-Benz dealership in Houston, Texas for three years when he entered negotiations for a similar position with a competitor Mercedes dealership. AutoNation filed a complaint in Florida seeking injunctive relief for misappropriation of trade secrets under section 688.001 et seq., Florida Statutes, and including other counts not addressed in this appeal....

...DJBA) stole its trade secrets in violation of Florida Statutes section 812.081. 19 Similarly, in Count V, SJVC asserts that StreamlineMD misappropriated SJVC's trade secrets in violation of the Florida Uniform Trade Secrets Act. See FLA. STAT. ANN . § 688.001 etseq ....

husband Iacovos under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C.A. § 688.1 Mrs. Sigalas is a Greek citizen and domiciliary

...§ 817.034 "Florida Communications Fraud Act" [Count IX] [11] , Common Law Fraud [Count X], Negligent Misrepresentation [Count XI], Interference with Contract [Count XII], Unjust Enrichment [Count XIII], F.S. § 620 Breach of Fiduciary Duty [Count XIV], F.S. § 688.001 Misappropriation of Trade Secrets [Count XV], Conversion [Count XVI], Unfair Competition [XVII], and Defamation and Defamation Per Se [Count XVIII]....

...310 United States Code, Section 1125 (a) against all Defendants; Count 2: Breach of Contract against Cabreja and Treve; Count 3: Fraudulent Inducement against Cabreja and Treve; Count 4: Misappropriation of Trade Secrets pursuant to Florida Statute, Section 688.001, et seq., against Cabreja and Treve; Count 5: Breach of Fiduciary Duty against Cabreja and Treve; Count 6: Breach of Duty of Loyalty against Cabreja and Treve; Count 7: Breach of Contract Implied in Law against Cabreja and Treve; Coun...

...trade secrets or alleging that Cabreja and Treve misappropriated protectable trade secrets. See Motion to Dismiss [D.E. 16 at 15]. The elements of a claim for misappropriation of trade secrets under Florida’s Uniform Trade Secrets Act, Fla. Stat. § 688.001 et seq are: “(1) the plaintiff possessed secret information and took reasonable steps to protect its secrecy and (2) the secret it possessed was misappropriated, either by one who knew or had reason to know that the secret was improperly...

...ng arguments in the matter. (DE # 109). Before the Court now are Hennegan’s claims that Arriola and Grafika violated the FDUTPA (Count I); misappropriated Hennegan’s trade secrets in violation of Florida’s Uniform Trade Secrets Act, Fla. Stat. § 688.001 (Count III); breached the fiduciary duty of loyalty (Count II); tortiously interfered with Hennegan’s customers (Count IV); and conspired (Count V)....

...theft, and conversion. The Court will address each count in turn. A. Misappropriation of Trade Secrets (Count III) Hennegan claims that Arriola misappropriated its pricing information in violation of Florida’s Uniform Trade Secret Act, Fla. Stat. § 688.001 et seq....

...Jarosz testified that the amount of head start benefit TAG has already realized is approximately $200,000. (Jarosz, Tr. 599:20-600:14) The court finds Mr. Jarosz's testimony credible in this regard. b. Conclusions of Law 278. The Florida Uniform Trade Secrets Act ("FUTSA"), Fla. Stat. § 688.001 et seq., defines a trade secret as information that (1) derives independent economic value, actual or potential, from not being generally known to, and not being readily ascertainable by proper means by, other persons who can obtain econom...

*603 the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C.app. § 688, 1 was barred by the exclusivity provision

...laint or Alternatively Motion for Summary Judgment Pursuant to Rule 56 (Doc, 89) is DENIED. . The Background section contains facts as stated in the Amended Complaint and accepted as true for purposes of the motions to dismiss. . 18U.S.C. § 1030. . § 688.001-009, Fla....

...n prior to terminating their relationship, and then using the confidential information to compete with Patient Depot. The complaint also alleged counts for misappropriation of trade secrets in violation of the Florida Uniform Trade Secrets Act, section 688.001, Florida Statutes (2020), asking for injunctive relief and damages....

...See § 668.002, Fla. Stat. (2020); RX Sols., Inc. v. Express Pharmacy Servs., Inc., 746 So. 2d 475, 478 (Fla. 2d DCA 1999). Alternatively, Patient Depot must establish that the purportedly misappropriated material was protected by the parties’ contractual 6 §§ 688.001–.009, Fla....