Integrated Cash Management Services, Inc. v. Digital Transactions, Inc.

How courts have described this case

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

• “The existence of a nondisclosure agreement puts the employee on notice that the programs are considered trade secrets.”
• “It is a well-recognized principal that, where a defendant in a trade secret case claims independent development, the burden shifts to the defendant to show that this was in fact the case.”
• “It is a well-recognized principle that, where a defendant in a trade secret case claims independent development, the burden shifts to the defendant to show that this was in fact the case.”
• “good intentions may not be enough to protect [a former employer]”
• an employee who achieves technical expertise or general knowledge while in the employ of another may thereafter use that knowledge in competition with his former employer, so long as he does not use or disclose protected trade secrets in the process

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).