Sixth Circuit Affirms Grant of Summary Judgment in Trade Secrets Misappropriation Case

Last month, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit affirmed an Ohio federal d istrict court’s grant of summary judgment in a trade secrets misappropriation case. Adcor Industries, Inc. sued Bevcorp, LLC, among other defendants, in the Northern District of Ohio for allegedly misappropriating Adcor’s trade secrets and violating a consent decree entered in 1988.

The consent decree was issued against Baron Haag and Chester Romp, individual defendants in the Adcor case, arising out of a scheme in which Haag and Romp, who owned Brau Manufacturing, Bevcorp’s predecessor corporation, illegally obtained drawings to manufacture replacement parts for beverage fillers created by Crown, the predecessor to Adcor. The main thrust of the decree was that it prohibited Haag and Romp from manufacturing Crown parts. Furthermore, the decree applied to their successors, among others.

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