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Trade Secret Jury Verdict : H & R Block Eastern Enterprises, Inc. v. Gelray Gainey

Plaintiff H & R Block of Missouri claimed that Gelray Gainey acted in contravention of their agreement, when Gainey sold his tax preparation business to H&R Block. H & R Block sued Gainey for breach of contract. Gainey did not answer the complaint, thus the case proceeded in default. H & R Block stated it employed the defendant since July 2006 when it had purchased his tax preparation business. Gainey left the business, and opened a new tax preparation business, accoring to plaintiff's counsel. In opening his business he violated several employment agreements, by using H & R Block trade secrets, client lists and other confidential information. Plaintiff's counsel produced business records of the defendant's signed employment agreements.

Full post as published by The Trade Secrets Vault on March 10, 2008 (boomark / email).