Central Trust and Investment Company v. SignalPoint Asset Management, LLC

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• stating that a MUTSA plaintiff must show “(1) a protectable trade secret exists, (2) the defendant misappropriated the trade secret; and (3) the plaintiff is entitled to damages or injunctive relief”
• stating that “[a] claim for misappropriation of trade secrets under the MUTSA has three elements: (1) a trade secret exists, (2) the defendant misappropriated the trade secret, and (3) the plaintiff is entitled to either damages or injunctive relief”
• discussing acquisition of knowledge of a trade secret involving a physical client list
• For a principal- agent relationship to exist, the principal “must have the right to control the agent” (internal marks omitted)
• “An employer generally is not held vicariously liable … for the acts of its independent contractors, who are not considered employees for purposes of respondeat superior.”
• “An employer generally is not held vicariously liable … for the acts of its independent contractors, who are not considered employees for purposes of respondeat superior.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).