Smith Oil Corp. v. Viking Chemical Co.

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• injunctive relief requires that plaintiff produce evidence that former employee actually took or possessed trade secret information
• injunctive relief requires that plaintiff produce evidence that former employee actually took or possessed trade secret information
• where the party seeking the injunction has failed to establish a fair question as to the existence of irreparable harm, the issuance of an injunction is not warranted
• where the party seeking the injunction has failed to establish a fair question as to the existence of irreparable harm, the issuance of an injunction is not warranted
• customer information was not a protectable trade secret, but rather general knowledge, where access to the information was not restricted, employees knew customers’ names from general experience, and customers commonly dealt with more than one supplier

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