Breach of Fiduciary Duty

By: Derek Hawkins//May 3, 2016//

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WI Court of Appeals – District IV

Case Name: North Highland, Inc. v. Jefferson Machine & Tool Inc., et al

Case No.: 2015AP643

Officials: Kloppenburg, P.J., Lundsten and Sherman, JJ.

Focus: Breach of Fiduciary Duty

North Highland, Inc., appeals summary judgment in favor of Frederick Wells. North Highland brought suit against Wells, alleging in part that Wells had conspired to breach a fiduciary duty owed to North Highland by a former employee of North Highland and that Wells has misappropriated a trade secret, in violation of WIS. STAT. § 134.90 (2013-14). The circuit court granted summary judgment in favor of Wells on each of these claims. For the reasons discussed below, we affirm.

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Attorney Derek A. Hawkins is the managing partner at Hawkins Law Offices LLC, where he heads up the firm’s startup law practice. He specializes in business formation, corporate governance, intellectual property protection, private equity and venture capital funding and mergers & acquisitions. Check out the website at www.hawkins-lawoffices.com or contact them at 262-737-8825.

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