Published on Security Management (http://www.securitymanagement.com)
Elsewhere in the Courts: Trade Secrets
By 



    
Print Edition Only: 
No
Beyond Print?: 
Yes
Weight: 
0
Teaser: 
In litigation between an insurance company and its former agents, the company claimed that agents misappropriated trade secrets when they used print-outs from the electronic files of insurance policyholders in their search for other jobs. However, the court found that because the same information from the password-protected electronic files was readily available in another format, unsecured physical files stored in the agents’ offices, it cannot be considered a protected trade secret. (Nationwide Mutual Insurance v. Mortensen et al, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, No. 08-5214-cv, 2010)


In litigation between an insurance company and its former agents, the company claimed that agents misappropriated trade secrets when they used print-outs from the electronic files of insurance policyholders in their search for other jobs. However, the court found that because the same information from the password-protected electronic files was readily available in another format, unsecured physical files stored in the agents’ offices, it cannot be considered a protected trade secret. (Nationwide Mutual Insurance v. Mortensen et al, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, No. 08-5214-cv, 2010)


Related Resources: 

 
AttachmentSize 


 
Nationwide_v_Mortensen.pdf [1]109.08 KB 





Comments


    

    




  
Security Management is the award-winning publication of ASIS International, the preeminent international

organization for security professionals, with more than 38,000 members worldwide.


ASIS International, Inc. Worldwide Headquarters, 1625 Prince Street, Alexandria, Virginia 22314-2818 U.S.A.

703.519.6200 | fax 703.519.6299 | www.asisonline.org


ASIS


© 2013 Security Management

This site is protected by copyright and trade mark laws under U.S. and International law.

No part of this work may be reproduced without the written permission of Security Management.








    

    
Source URL: http://www.securitymanagement.com/article/elsewhere-courts-trade-secrets-007480

    
Links:
[1] http://www.securitymanagement.com/sites/securitymanagement.com/files/Nationwide_v_Mortensen.pdf