Triangle Sheet Metal Works, Inc. v. Silver

How courts have described this case

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

• upholding preliminary injunction where plaintiffs costs, pricing and bidding procedures were trade secret
• requiring “malicious or wanton misconduct [to] justify an award of exemplary or punitive damages.”
• award of punitive damages reversed in action for divulging trade secrets in violation of contract
• “financial details of [the plaintiffs] costs, pricing and bidding” axe trade secrets
• punitive damages not allowable even in case of deliberate theft of mechanical design trade secrets and trade secrets regarding financial details regarding costs, pricing, and bidding procedures that caused plaintiffs to be “severely damaged”

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Cited by

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

• Smith v. Wade
  Supreme Court· 1983-04-20· cited 2,352×
• Berry v. Loiseau
  Supreme Court of Connecticut· 1992-08-12· cited 266×
• Nappe v. Anschelewitz, Barr, Ansell & Bonello
  Supreme Court of New Jersey· 1984-07-02· cited 242×
• Wackenhut Corp. v. Canty
  Supreme Court of Florida· 1978-04-04· cited 234×
• Vandersluis v. Weil
  Supreme Court of Connecticut· 1978-12-19· cited 200×
• Alaimo v. Royer
  Supreme Court of Connecticut· 1982-08-10· cited 198×
• Collens v. New Canaan Water Co.
  Supreme Court of Connecticut· 1967-10-25· cited 173×
• Crookston v. Fire Insurance Exchange
  Utah Supreme Court· 1991-06-28· cited 162×
• Gargano v. Heyman
  Supreme Court of Connecticut· 1987-05-26· cited 150×
• Markey v. Santangelo
  Supreme Court of Connecticut· 1985-01-22· cited 148×
• L. F. Pace & Sons, Inc. v. Travelers Indemnity Co.
  Connecticut Appellate Court· 1986-09-02· cited 143×
• Waterbury Petroleum Products, Inc. v. Canaan Oil & Fuel Co.
  Supreme Court of Connecticut· 1984-05-22· cited 132×
• United Aircraft Corp. v. International Ass'n of Machinists
  Supreme Court of Connecticut· 1971-04-13· cited 74×
• Venturi v. Savitt, Inc.
  Supreme Court of Connecticut· 1983-12-20· cited 74×
• Manning v. Michael
  Supreme Court of Connecticut· 1982-12-07· cited 73×
• Cox v. Stolworthy
  Idaho Supreme Court· 1972-04-27· cited 69×
• Elm City Cheese Co. v. Federico
  Supreme Court of Connecticut· 1999-10-26· cited 61×
• Rosalie Givens v. W. T. Grant Company
  Second Circuit· 1972-05-22· cited 56×
• St. Luke Evangelical Lutheran Church, Inc. v. Smith
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1990-01-16· cited 56×
• Devitt v. Manulik
  Supreme Court of Connecticut· 1979-02-27· cited 51×

Cites

13 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co. v. Arms
  Supreme Court· 1876-01-31· cited 211×
• Denver & Rio Grande Railway v. Harris
  Supreme Court· 1887-05-27· cited 107×
• Town & Country House & Homes Service, Inc. v. Evans
  Supreme Court of Connecticut· 1963-02-19· cited 99×
• Proto v. Bridgeport Herald Corporation
  Supreme Court of Connecticut· 1950-04-11· cited 81×
• Vogel v. Sylvester
  Supreme Court of Connecticut· 1961-08-01· cited 75×
• Stavnezer v. Sage-Allen & Co.
  Supreme Court of Connecticut· 1959-05-08· cited 51×
• Allen Manufacturing Co. v. Loika
  Supreme Court of Connecticut· 1958-07-30· cited 46×
• Welch v. Durand
  Supreme Court of Connecticut· 1869-09-15· cited 41×
• Linsley v. Bushnell
  Supreme Court of Connecticut· 1842-07-15· cited 37×
• Fay v. Parker
  Supreme Court of New Hampshire· 1872-12-15· cited 30×
• Burr v. Town of Plymouth
  Supreme Court of Connecticut· 1881-01-11· cited 10×
• Eastern Electric Construction Co. v. Morrissey
  Supreme Court of Connecticut· 1955-06-27· cited 7×
• Beecher v. Derby Bridge & Ferry Co.
  Supreme Court of Connecticut· 1856-02-15· cited 5×

Other cases named Triangle Sheet Metal Works, Inc. v. Silver

2 other CourtListener records share this case name.

• Triangle Sheet Metal Works, Inc. v. Silver
  Supreme Court of Connecticut· 1966-03-01
• Triangle Sheet Metal Works, Inc. v. Silver
  Supreme Court of Connecticut· 1966-11-29