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Opinions in Minnesota that cite Cherne Industrial, Inc. v. Grounds & Associates, Inc., 278 N.W.2d 81.
- Anderson v. Medtronic, Inc. 382 N.W.2d 512 Minn. 1986
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Anderson v. Medtronic, Inc.
382 N.W.2d 512
Minn. 1986
The existence of bad faith is a fact issue, Cherne Industrial, however, it is an issue which must be decided by the trial court, not the jury.
- Benson v. City of Little Falls 379 N.W.2d 711 Minn. Ct. App. 1986
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Benson v. City of Little Falls
379 N.W.2d 711
Minn. Ct. App. 1986
Cherne Industrial, Inc. v. Grounds & Associates
- Schmidt v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Co. 376 N.W.2d 237 Minn. Ct. App. 1985
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Schmidt v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Co.
376 N.W.2d 237
Minn. Ct. App. 1985
ANALYSIS In order to overturn a trial court’s findings, a reviewing court “must be left with a definite and firm conviction that a mistake has been made, notwithstanding the evidence to support such findings.” Cherne Industrial, Inc. v. Grounds & Associates, Inc.
- Loxtercamp, Inc. v. Belgrade Cooperative Ass'n 368 N.W.2d 299 Minn. Ct. App. 1985
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Loxtercamp, Inc. v. Belgrade Cooperative Ass'n
368 N.W.2d 299
Minn. Ct. App. 1985
Cherne Industrial, Inc. v. Grounds & Associates, Inc.
- Dean Van Horn Consulting Associates, Inc. v. Wold 367 N.W.2d 556 Minn. Ct. App. 1985
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Dean Van Horn Consulting Associates, Inc. v. Wold
367 N.W.2d 556
Minn. Ct. App. 1985
Cherne Industrial, Inc., v. Grounds & Associates, Inc. n. 2 (Minn.1979).
- Saliterman v. Finney 361 N.W.2d 175 Minn. Ct. App. 1985
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Saliterman v. Finney
361 N.W.2d 175
Minn. Ct. App. 1985
Cherne Industrial, Inc. v. Grounds & Associates, Inc., (citation omitted).
- Yager v. Thompson 352 N.W.2d 71 Minn. Ct. App. 1984
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Yager v. Thompson
352 N.W.2d 71
Minn. Ct. App. 1984
See also Cherne Industrial, Inc. v. Grounds & Assoc., Inc.
- Widgren v. Massie 352 N.W.2d 420 Minn. Ct. App. 1984
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Widgren v. Massie
352 N.W.2d 420
Minn. Ct. App. 1984
Interpreting this language, the Minnesota Supreme Court has held that “to overturn a trial court’s findings, [the] court must be left with a definite and firm conviction that a mistake has been made, notwithstanding the evidence to support such findings.” Cherne Industrial Inc. v. Grounds & Associates, (factual findings reasonably supported by the evidence are not clearly erroneous).
- Advanced Training Systems Inc. v. Caswell Equipment Co. 352 N.W.2d 1 Minn. 1984
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Advanced Training Systems Inc. v. Caswell Equipment Co.
352 N.W.2d 1
Minn. 1984
This court has stated that ‘“[pjrior restraint’ usually refers to judicial suppression, prior to publication, of expression alleged to be ‘dangerous’ or ‘defamatory.’” Cherne Industrial, Inc. v. Grounds & Associates, Inc., , 94 n.9 (Minn.1979) (citing Near, 283 U.S. 697 , 51 S.Ct.
- Nelson v. Engen 347 N.W.2d 57 Minn. Ct. App. 1984
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Nelson v. Engen
347 N.W.2d 57
Minn. Ct. App. 1984
See generally Cherne Industrial, Inc. v. Grounds & Associates, Inc., (indicating the common law rule).
- Barr/Nelson, Inc. v. Tonto's, Inc. 336 N.W.2d 46 Minn. 1983
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Barr/Nelson, Inc. v. Tonto's, Inc.
336 N.W.2d 46
Minn. 1983
Cherne Industrial, Inc. v. Grounds & Associates, Inc.
- Electro-Craft Corp. v. Controlled Motion, Inc. 332 N.W.2d 890 Minn. 1983
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Electro-Craft Corp. v. Controlled Motion, Inc.
332 N.W.2d 890
Minn. 1983
In Cherne Industrial, Inc. v. Grounds & Associates, Inc., we adopted the four-point test of Restatement, Torts § 757: to be a trade secret the information must (1) not be generally known or readily ascertainable, (2) provide a competitive advantage, (3) have been developed at plaintiff’s expense, and (4) be the subject of plaintiff’s intent to keep it confidenti
- Blattner v. Forster 322 N.W.2d 319 Minn. 1982
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Blattner v. Forster
322 N.W.2d 319
Minn. 1982
§ 549.21 (1980) provides that “[u]pon motion of a party prevailing as to an issue, the court in its discretion may award to that party * * * reasonable attorney fees * * * relating to the issue if the party or attorney against whom * * * fees are charged acted in bad faith as to that issue.” In Cherne Industrial, Inc. v. Grounds & Associates, Inc., we characterized the statute as a codification of the common law rule that attorneys’ fees are recoverable where the unsuccessful party has acted
- Jostens, Inc. v. National Computer System, Inc. 318 N.W.2d 691 Minn. 1982
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Jostens, Inc. v. National Computer System, Inc.
318 N.W.2d 691
Minn. 1982
In Cherne Industrial, Inc. v. Grounds & Associates, Inc., we held that a trade secret has four characteristics: (1) the matter involved is not generally known or readily ascertainable, (2) it provides a demonstrable competitive advantage, (3) it was gained at expense to the plaintiff-owner, and (4) the plaintiff-owner intended to keep it confidential.
- Material Movers, Inc. v. Hill 316 N.W.2d 13 Minn. 1982
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Material Movers, Inc. v. Hill
316 N.W.2d 13
Minn. 1982
Cherne Industrial, Inc. v. Grounds & Associates, Inc.
- United Wild Rice, Inc. v. Nelson 313 N.W.2d 628 Minn. 1982
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United Wild Rice, Inc. v. Nelson
313 N.W.2d 628
Minn. 1982
This court set out the test for determining which information is confidential or a trade secret in Cherne Industrial, Inc. v. Grounds & Associates, Inc.
- Northwestern National Bank of Minneapolis v. Shuster 307 N.W.2d 767 Minn. 1981
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Northwestern National Bank of Minneapolis v. Shuster
307 N.W.2d 767
Minn. 1981
Accord, Cherne Industrial v. Grounds & Associate, -97 (Minn.1979).
- Minnesota-Iowa Television Co. v. Watonwan T v. Improvement Ass'n 294 N.W.2d 297 Minn. 1980
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Minnesota-Iowa Television Co. v. Watonwan T v. Improvement Ass'n
294 N.W.2d 297
Minn. 1980
Cherne Industrial, Inc. v. Grounds & Associates, Inc.
- B & Y Metal Painting, Inc. v. Ball 279 N.W.2d 813 Minn. 1979
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B & Y Metal Painting, Inc. v. Ball
279 N.W.2d 813
Minn. 1979
See, Cherne Industrial, Inc. v. Grounds & Associates, Inc., North Pacific Lumber Co. v. Moore, 275 Or.