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EMERSON ELEC. CO. v. ROGERS

No. 05-1441.

418 F.3d 841 (2005)

EMERSON ELECTRIC CO., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Guy ROGERS; Guy Rogers Sales, Inc., Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: August 8, 2005.

Rehearing Denied September 8, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gregory P. Goonan, argued, San Diego, CA (John Gianoulakis, David A. Castleman, St. Louis, MO, on the brief), for appellant.

JoAnn T. Sandifer, argued, St. Louis, MO (Gerard K. Rodriguez, on the brief), for appellee.

Before MURPHY, RILEY, and SMITH, Circuit Judges.

MURPHY, Circuit Judge.

Guy Rogers worked as a manufacturer's representative for Emerson Electric Co. (Emerson), selling its ceiling fans to retailers in the southeast. When he left Emerson to begin selling the fans of a competitor, Minka Lighting Company, Emerson filed this lawsuit, alleging that Rogers misappropriated trade secrets and violated the covenant not to compete in their Sales Representation Agreement. The district court1 granted...

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