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BUFFETS, INC. v. KLINKE

No. 94-36222.

73 F.3d 965 (1996)

BUFFETS, INC., a Minnesota corporation; and Evergreen Buffets, Inc., an Oregon corporation, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Paul KLINKE; Carol Klinke; Greg Klinke; Granny's Buffet, Inc., a Washington corporation; and Mark Miller, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided January 16, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

D. Roger Reed, Michael J. Casey, Reed & Giesa, Spokane, Washington, for plaintiffs-appellants Buffets, Inc., and Evergreen Buffets, Inc.

William D. Symmes, Leslie R. Weatherhead, Timothy M. Lawlor, Witherspoon, Kelley, Davenport & Toole, Spokane, Washington, for defendants-appellees Paul Klinke, Carol Klinke, Greg Klinke, Granny's Buffet, Inc., and Mark Miller.

Before: D.W. NELSON and JOHN T. NOONAN, Jr., Circuit Judges, and TANNER, District Judge

D.W. NELSON, Circuit Judge:

Appellant Buffets Inc., doing business as Old Country Buffets ("OCB"), brought this action against Appellee Paul Klinke, et al., ("The Klinkes"), for misappropriation of trade secrets and violation of Washington's Consumer Protection Act. OCB alleges that the Klinkes misappropriated its recipes and its job training manuals, both of which it claims are trade secrets, in order to open a buffet restaurant. The district court granted summary...

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