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SWINK v. GIFFIN

No. 97-667.

970 S.W.2d 207 (1998)

333 Ark. 400

Jimmy Dale SWINK, Jr., and, First American Securities, Inc., Appellants, v. Gerald GIFFIN; Kenneth R. Harter; Stephen Blake Murchison; Jack A. Burney, Jr.; John E. Locke, Jr.; Gene Allen; Tony Alexander; VSI, Inc.; John Doe Trader I; John Doe Trader II; and John Doe Trader III, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

June 4, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donna Wolfe McHenry, Robert McHenry, Little Rock, for Appellant.

W. Kirby Lockhart, Little Rock, for Appellee.

NEWBERN, Justice.

The appellees were traders who worked for appellant Jimmy Dale Swink, Jr., and his securities firm, appellant First American Securities, Inc. ("FASI"). The appellees "walked out" to start their own securities business and allegedly took with them the "customer list" that they had used while working at FASI. Mr. Swink, Jr., and FASI sued the appellees for misappropriation of a trade secret (the customer list) in violation of Ark.Code Ann. §&...

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