Data General Corp. v. Grumman Systems Support Corp.

How courts have described this case

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

• ruling that evidence supported jury finding that diagnostic software program was trade secret where software was unique, effective, conferred competitive advantage to its owner and not a matter of public knowledge
• plaintiff took reasonable steps to preserve secrecy of information in diagnostic software program despite fact that few customers complied with obligation to return software upon termination of service agreement

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

26 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Data General Corp. v. Grumman Systems Support Corp.
  First Circuit· 1994-09-15· cited 321×
• Silvaco Data Systems v. Intel Corp.
  California Court of Appeal· 2010-04-29· cited 104×
• Harold L. Bowers (Doing Business as Hlb Technology), Plaintiff-Cross v. Baystate Technologies, Inc.
  Federal Circuit· 2003-01-29· cited 43×
• Blake v. Professional Coin Grading Service
  D. Massachusetts· 2012-10-16· cited 36×
• Shafnacker v. Raymond James & Associates, Inc.
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1997-08-14· cited 33×
• Limone v. United States
  D. Massachusetts· 2007-07-26· cited 30×
• Computer Associates International, Inc. v. American Fundware, Inc.
  D. Colorado· 1993-08-26· cited 25×
• Picker International Corp. v. Imaging Equipment Services, Inc.
  D. Massachusetts· 1995-07-05· cited 15×
• Lentz v. Metropolitan Property & Casualty Insurance
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2002-05-17· cited 14×
• Bandera v. City of Quincy
  D. Massachusetts· 2002-08-29· cited 10×
• Steinhilber v. McCarthy
  D. Massachusetts· 1998-11-03· cited 8×
• Iconics, Inc. v. Massaro
  D. Massachusetts· 2017-07-19· cited 6×
• Harold L. Bowers (Doing Business as Hlb Technology), Plaintiff-Cross v. Baystate Technologies, Inc.
  Federal Circuit· 2002-08-20· cited 5×
• Data General Corp. v. Grumman Data Systems Corp.
  D. Massachusetts· 1994-09-21· cited 5×
• Brookridge Funding Corp. v. Aquamarine, Inc.
  D. Massachusetts· 2009-12-30· cited 4×
• In Re Independent Service Organizations Antitrust Litigation
  D. Kansas· 1998-09-03· cited 3×
• Hershey Foods Corp. v. Padilla
  D. Puerto Rico· 1996-05-07· cited 3×
• In Re Independent Serv. Organ. Antitrust Lit.
  D. Kansas· 1997-03-21· cited 2×
• In Re Neurontin Marketing & Sales Practices Lit.
  D. Massachusetts· 2011-08-31· cited 2×
• Goodwyn v. United States
  Federal Claims· 1995-07-26· cited 2×

Cites

34 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Browning-Ferris Industries of Vermont, Inc. v. Kelco Disposal, Inc.
  Supreme Court· 1989-06-26· cited 1,060×
• Computer Associates International, Inc., Plaintiff-Appellant-Cross-Appellee v. Altai, Inc., Defendant-Appellee-Cross-Appellant
  Second Circuit· 1992-12-17· cited 410×
• MAI Systems Corp. v. Peak Computer, Inc.
  Ninth Circuit· 1993-04-07· cited 349×
• Apple Computer, Inc., a California Corporation v. Franklin Computer Corporation, a Pennsylvania Corporation
  Third Circuit· 1983-09-23· cited 246×
• College-Town, Division of Interco, Inc. v. Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1987-06-03· cited 228×
• Quaker State Oil Refining Corporation v. Garrity Oil Company, Inc., Quaker State Oil Refining Corporation v. Garrity Oil Company, Inc.
  First Circuit· 1989-09-14· cited 211×
• Joseph J. Hayes v. New England Millwork Distributors, Inc.
  First Circuit· 1979-07-10· cited 176×
• Demjanjuk v. Petrovsky
  Supreme Court· 1986-02-24· cited 153×
• 53 Fair empl.prac.cas. 1814, 54 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 40,262 C. Roland Powers v. Grinnell Corporation, C. Roland Powers v. Grinnell Corporation
  First Circuit· 1990-09-24· cited 147×
• Charles D. Bonanno Linen Service, Inc. v. William J. McCarthy
  First Circuit· 1983-06-01· cited 138×
• Jet Spray Cooler, Inc. v. Crampton
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1972-05-17· cited 136×
• Dennis W. Eckes and James Beckett, III v. Card Prices Update and Suffolk Collectables
  Second Circuit· 1984-06-08· cited 134×
• Grand Light & Supply Co., Inc., Cross-Appellant v. Honeywell, Inc., Micro Switch, Cross-Appellees
  Second Circuit· 1985-09-10· cited 110×
• J. T. Healy & Son, Inc. v. James A. Murphy & Son, Inc.
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1970-06-19· cited 108×
• Diodes, Inc. v. Franzen
  California Court of Appeal· 1968-03-20· cited 105×
• Whimsicality, Inc., Cross-Appellee v. Rubie's Costume Co., Inc., Cross-Appellant
  Second Circuit· 1989-12-15· cited 103×
• Cvd, Incorporated v. Raytheon Company, and Third-Party
  First Circuit· 1985-09-23· cited 102×
• Peter Gabor Kalman v. The Berlyn Corporation, Defendant/cross-Appellant
  Federal Circuit· 1991-04-24· cited 87×
• Dcpb, Inc. v. City of Lebanon, Dcpb, Inc. v. City of Lebanon
  First Circuit· 1992-03-16· cited 72×
• Rad Services, Inc. v. Aetna Casualty and Surety Company
  Third Circuit· 1986-12-30· cited 70×