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The appellate court affirmed the trial court's finding that plaintiffs violated the consent decree by knowingly and willfully using Substance X in silvering solutions after July 1998, and upheld the award of $233,499.17 in profits and $43,594.25 in attorneys' fees to the defendant.
1. Trade Secrets — silvering solution — consent agreement — patent expired The trial court did not err by determining that plaintiffs' use of a certain silvering solution in making mirrors was a trade secrets case even though the patent for the substance already expired, because regardless of whether the substance is technically a trade secret, plaintiffs are bound by their agreement that they would treat it as one.Page 327 2. Trade Secrets — silvering solution — reversal of oral ruling in written order The trial court did not commit prejudicial error by reversing in a written order its earlier oral ruling that a certain silvering solution used to make mirrors was not a trade secret, because: (1) plaintiffs were not prevented from introducing evidence as a result of the order; and (2) the primary focus of plaintiffs' case at trial was to show that the use of the substance in silvering solutions was not a trade secret. 3. Trade Secrets — silvering solution — violation of consent judgment — willfulness The trial court did not err by finding plaintiffs willfully violated a consent judgment based on plaintiffs' conduct of using a certain silvering solution to make mirrors, because: (1) a mistaken belief that the use of the chemical came under an exception does not negate the purposefulness or deliberateness of plaintiff individual's acts; and (2) plaintiffs may not be relieved of their duty to comply with a consent judgment's provisions based on their mistaken interpretation or finding the judgment difficult to interpret. 4. Trade Secrets — silvering solution — appropriate relief under consent judgment The trial court did not err by determining that defendant's relief under a consent judgment, stating that a certain silvering so
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unemployment benefits; discharge; voluntary departure; misconduct; benefit eligibility.
second opinion evaluation, temporary partial disability, wage records
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