Supreme Court of Missouri· 4/26/2005

Scanwell Freight Express STL, Inc. v. Chan

Citations

162 S.W.3d 477
22 I.E.R. Cas. (BNA) 1435
2005 Mo. LEXIS 108
2005 WL 949693

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explaining that a breach of loyalty occurs if one uses confidential information peculiar to his employer’s business and acquired therein
breaching the duty of loyalty when “the employee goes beyond the mere planning and preparation and actually engages in direct competition, which, by definition, is to gain advantage over a competitor.”
an employee’s misuse of confidential information peculiar to the employer’s business constitutes a breach of the duty of loyalty
defining “direct competition” as “to gain advantage over a competitor”

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Judges: Stephen N. Limbaugh, Jr.

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