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OLSON v. NIEMAN'S, LTD.

No. 96-1787.

579 N.W.2d 299 (1998)

Andrew H. OLSON, Appellee, v. NIEMAN'S, LTD., Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

Rehearing Denied July 13, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gene R. La Suer, Kent A. Herink, and Debra Rectenbaugh Pettit of Davis, Brown, Koehn, Shors & Roberts, P.C., Des Moines, for appellant.

Edmund J. Sease, Daniel J. Cosgrove, Heidi Sease Nebel, and Jeffrey D. Harty of Zarley, McKee, Thomte, Voorhees & Sease, Des Moines, for appellee.

Considered by McGIVERIN, C.J., and LARSON, CARTER, LAVORATO, and ANDREASEN, JJ.

LAVORATO, Justice.

A jury awarded Andrew H. Olson $650,000 against Nieman's, Ltd. (Nieman) for the company's alleged misappropriation of Olson's idea, which Olson claims was a trade secret. Nieman appealed and Olson cross-appealed. On the appeal, Nieman raises issues regarding the district court's (1) refusal to extend an expert disclosure deadline, (2) admission of expert testimony on the patentability of Olson's idea, and (3) admission of expert testimony on damages...

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