B & M DIE CO. v. Ford Motor Co.

How courts have described this case

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• unjust enrichment claim requires proof of benefit by defendant to plaintiff which is inequitable
• “The essential elements of such a claim [for unjust enrichment] are (1) receipt of a benefit by the defendant from the plaintiff, and (2) which benefit it is inequitable that the defendant retain.”
• “As Ford indicates, plaintiffs technical information was not a ‘trade secret’ under Michigan law. However, the jury could properly consider under a claim of unjust enrichment the value of the benefit received by Ford as a result of having this technical information.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).