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FMC CORP. v. SPURLIN

Civ. A. No. 83-906.

596 F.Supp. 609 (1984)

FMC CORPORATION, a Delaware Corporation, Plaintiff, v. William V. SPURLIN, Syn-Energy Inc., a Pennsylvania Corporation, and Eriez Manufacturing Co., a Pennsylvania Corporation, Defendants.

United States District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh Division.

August 30, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald D. Hosier, Thomas G. Scavone, Hosier, Niro & Daleiden, Ltd., Chicago, Ill., R. Dennis Osterman, Berkman, Ruslander, Pohl, Liber & Engel, Pittsburgh, Pa., for plaintiff.

James R. Walczak, Edward W. Goebel, Jr., MacDonald, Illig, Jones & Britton, Erie, Pa., for Eriez.

Walter J. Blenko, Jr., Buell, Blenko, Ziesenheim & Beck, Pittsburgh, Pa., for Spurlin/Syn-Energy.

OPINION

SIMMONS, District Judge.

I. Background.

This case involves the protection of intellectual property: a trade secret. The plaintiff is FMC Corporation. Through its predecessor companies and its Material Handling Division (MHE), located in Homer City, Pennsylvania, FMC has been engaged in the business of designing, manufacturing and selling vibratory feeding equipment1 since the 1930s.

The defendant, William...

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