DTM RESEARCH, L.L.C. v. AT & T CORP.

No. 00-1450.

245 F.3d 327 (2001)

DTM RESEARCH, L.L.C., Plaintiff-Appellee, and United States of America, Intervenor-Appellee, v. AT & T CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided March 27, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: William Norman Withrow, Jr., Troutman Sanders, L.L.P., Atlanta, GA, for Appellant.

Alisa Beth Klein, Appellate Staff, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Appellee United States. Ralph S. Tyler, Hogan & Hartson, L.L.P., Baltimore, MD, for Appellee DTM.

ON BRIEF: C. LeeAnn McCurry, Troutman Sanders, L.L.P., Atlanta, GA; David B. Hamilton, Kelly J. Davidson, Ober, Kaler, Grimes & Shriver, Baltimore, MD; Laura A. Kaster, AT & T Corporation, Liberty Corner, NJ; Kathryn E. Thiel, AT & T Corporation, Oakton, VA, for Appellant.

David W. Ogden, Acting Assistant Attorney General, Lynne A. Battaglia, United States Attorney, Mark B. Stern, Appellate Staff, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Appellee United States. Douglas R.M. Nazarian, Hogan & Hartson, L.L.P., Baltimore, MD, for Appellee DTM.

Before NIEMEYER and KING, Circuit Judges, and FABER, United States District Judge for the Southern District of West Virginia, sitting by designation.


OPINION

NIEMEYER, Circuit Judge:

DTM Research, L.L.C. ("DTM"), a Maryland limited liability company, commenced this diversity action against AT & T Corporation ("AT&T"), seeking a declaratory judgment, injunctive relief, and $24 million in damages. The complaint alleges that AT&T misappropriated DTM's trade secrets during the course of contract negotiations between the two companies involving AT&T's possible employment of DTM's expertise...

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