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· 4/11/2001

Tronitec, Inc. v. Shealy

Citations

  • 547 S.E.2d 749
  • 249 Ga. App. 442

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding that Tronitec’s claims for conversion and theft were superseded by the Georgia Trade Secrets Act
  • jury question as to breach of fiduciary duty where employee purchased on his own account, and at favorable price, components needed by employer, while employee held managerial position and was employer’s purchasing agent
  • company's data, programs, devices and methods of repairing circuit boards may constitute trade secret
  • GTSA preempted claims for conversion and theft “to the extent [they] were limited to trade secrets” but not to the extent they involved “personal property [that was] not a trade secret”
  • GTSA preempted claims for conversion and theft “to the extent [they] were limited to trade secrets” but not to the extent they involved “a personal computer [that was] not a trade secret”
  • standard of proof under RICO statute clear and convincing evidence

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Judges: Johnson, Eldridge, Miller

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