USM CORP. v. MARSON FASTENER CORP.


392 Mass. 334 (1984)

467 N.E.2d 1271

USM CORPORATION vs. MARSON FASTENER CORPORATION & others.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Suffolk.

June 28, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George T. Finnegan (James L. Sigel with him) for the plaintiff.

Harold Hestnes (David Weild, III, of New York, with him) for Marson Fastener Corporation & others.

James F. Ryan for Frank Lahnston.

Present: HENNESSEY, C.J., WILKINS, ABRAMS, NOLAN, LYNCH, & O'CONNOR, JJ.


WILKINS, J.

In USM Corp. v. Marson Fastener Corp., 379 Mass. 90 (1979) (USM Corp. I), we concluded that USM Corporation (USM) had taken sufficient, reasonable steps to preserve the secrecy of trade secret information contained in a machine used in the manufacture of blind rivets so that the trade secret was entitled to protection. We remanded the case for further proceedings which appeared likely to involve...

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