Legal cases of precedent-setting adopting or rejecting the inevitable disclosure doctrine (IDD)
| State | Precedent-setting case(s) | Date | Decision |
|---|---|---|---|
| AR | Southwestern Energy Co. v. Eickenhorst, 955 F. Supp. 1078 (W.D. Ark. 1997) | March 18, 1997 | Adopt |
| Cellco Partnership v Langston, No. 4:09CV00928JMM (W.D. Ark. 2009) | December 11, 2009 | Reject | |
| CA | Whyte v Schlage Lock Co., 101 Cal. App. 4th 1443 (2002) | September 12, 2002 | Reject |
| CT | Branson Ultrasonics Corp. v. Stratman, 921 F. Supp. 909 (D. Conn. 1996) | February 28, 1996 | Adopt |
| DE | E.I. duPont de Nemours & Co. v. American Potash & Chem. Corp., 200 A.2d 428 (Del. Ch. 1964) | May 5, 1964 | Adopt |
| FL | Fountain v. Hudson Cush-N-Foam Corp., 122 So. 2d 232 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1960) | July 11, 1960 | Adopt |
| Del Monte Fresh Produce Co. v. Dole Food Co. Inc., 148 F. Supp. 2d 1326 (S.D. Fla. 2001) | May 21, 2001 | Reject | |
| GA | Essex Group Inc. v. Southwire Co., 501 S.E.2d 501 (Ga. 1998) | June 29, 1998 | Adopt |
| Holton v. Physician Oncology Servs., LP. No. S13A0012, 2013WL 1859294 (Ga. 2013) | May 20, 2013 | Reject | |
| IL | Teradyne Inc. v. Clear Communications Corp., 707 F. Supp. 353 (N.D. 111. 1989) | February 9, 1989 | Adopt |
| IN | Ackerman v. Kimball Int’l Inc., 652 N.E.2d 507 (Ind. 1995) | July 12, 1995 | Adopt |
| IA | Uncle B’s Bakery v. O’Rourke, 920 F. Supp. 1405 (N.D. Iowa. 1996) | April 1, 1996 | Adopt |
| KS | Bradbury Co. v. Teissier-duCros, 413 F. Supp. 2d 1203 (D. Kans. 2006) | February 2, 2006 | Adopt |
| MA | Bard v. Intoccia, US Dist. LEXIS 15,368 (D. Mass. 1994) | October 13, 1994 | Adopt |
| US Elec. Servs.V. Schmidt, Civil Action No. 12–10845-DJC (US Dist. CT. for the Dist. of Mass. 2012) | May 14, 2012 | Reject | |
| MD | LeJeune v. Coin Acceptors, Inc., 381 Md. 288 (Md. 2004) | May 13, 2004 | Reject |
| MI | Allis-ChalmersManuf. Co. v. Continental Aviation & Eng. Corp., 255 F. Supp. 645 (E.D.Mich. 1966) | February 17, 1966 | Adopt |
| CMI Int’l, Inc. v. Intermet Int’l Corp., 649 N.W.2d 808 (Mich. Ct. App. 2002) | April 30, 2002 | Reject | |
| MN | Surgidev Corp. v. Eye Technology Inc., 648 F. Supp. 661 (D.Minn. 1986) | October 10, 1986 | Adopt |
| MO | H&R Block Eastern Tax Servs. Inc. v. Enchura, 122 F. Supp. 2d 1067 (W.D. Mo. 20 0 0) | November 2, 2002 | Adopt |
| NC | Travenol Laboratories Inc. v. Turner, 228 S.E.2d 478 (N.C. Ct. App. 1976) | June 17, 1976 | Adopt |
| RCR Enterprises, LLC v. McCall, WL 7591977 (N.C. Super Ct. Dec. 19, 2014) | October 2, 2014 | Reject |
| State | Precedent-setting case(s) | Date | Decision |
|---|---|---|---|
| AR | Southwestern Energy Co. v. Eickenhorst, 955 F. Supp. 1078 (W.D. Ark. 1997) | March 18, 1997 | Adopt |
| Cellco Partnership v Langston, No. 4:09CV00928JMM (W.D. Ark. 2009) | December 11, 2009 | Reject | |
| CA | Whyte v Schlage Lock Co., 101 Cal. App. 4th 1443 (2002) | September 12, 2002 | Reject |
| CT | Branson Ultrasonics Corp. v. Stratman, 921 F. Supp. 909 (D. Conn. 1996) | February 28, 1996 | Adopt |
| DE | E.I. duPont de Nemours & Co. v. American Potash & Chem. Corp., 200 A.2d 428 (Del. Ch. 1964) | May 5, 1964 | Adopt |
| FL | Fountain v. Hudson Cush-N-Foam Corp., 122 So. 2d 232 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1960) | July 11, 1960 | Adopt |
| Del Monte Fresh Produce Co. v. Dole Food Co. Inc., 148 F. Supp. 2d 1326 (S.D. Fla. 2001) | May 21, 2001 | Reject | |
| GA | Essex Group Inc. v. Southwire Co., 501 S.E.2d 501 (Ga. 1998) | June 29, 1998 | Adopt |
| Holton v. Physician Oncology Servs., LP. No. S13A0012, 2013WL 1859294 (Ga. 2013) | May 20, 2013 | Reject | |
| IL | Teradyne Inc. v. Clear Communications Corp., 707 F. Supp. 353 (N.D. 111. 1989) | February 9, 1989 | Adopt |
| IN | Ackerman v. Kimball Int’l Inc., 652 N.E.2d 507 (Ind. 1995) | July 12, 1995 | Adopt |
| IA | Uncle B’s Bakery v. O’Rourke, 920 F. Supp. 1405 (N.D. Iowa. 1996) | April 1, 1996 | Adopt |
| KS | Bradbury Co. v. Teissier-duCros, 413 F. Supp. 2d 1203 (D. Kans. 2006) | February 2, 2006 | Adopt |
| MA | Bard v. Intoccia, US Dist. LEXIS 15,368 (D. Mass. 1994) | October 13, 1994 | Adopt |
| US Elec. Servs.V. Schmidt, Civil Action No. 12–10845-DJC (US Dist. CT. for the Dist. of Mass. 2012) | May 14, 2012 | Reject | |
| MD | LeJeune v. Coin Acceptors, Inc., 381 Md. 288 (Md. 2004) | May 13, 2004 | Reject |
| MI | Allis-ChalmersManuf. Co. v. Continental Aviation & Eng. Corp., 255 F. Supp. 645 (E.D.Mich. 1966) | February 17, 1966 | Adopt |
| CMI Int’l, Inc. v. Intermet Int’l Corp., 649 N.W.2d 808 (Mich. Ct. App. 2002) | April 30, 2002 | Reject | |
| MN | Surgidev Corp. v. Eye Technology Inc., 648 F. Supp. 661 (D.Minn. 1986) | October 10, 1986 | Adopt |
| MO | H&R Block Eastern Tax Servs. Inc. v. Enchura, 122 F. Supp. 2d 1067 (W.D. Mo. 20 0 0) | November 2, 2002 | Adopt |
| NC | Travenol Laboratories Inc. v. Turner, 228 S.E.2d 478 (N.C. Ct. App. 1976) | June 17, 1976 | Adopt |
| RCR Enterprises, LLC v. McCall, WL 7591977 (N.C. Super Ct. Dec. 19, 2014) | October 2, 2014 | Reject |
Note(s): The table presents the legal cases of precedent-setting adopting or rejecting the inevitable disclosure doctrine (IDD)
Source(s): Canil et al. (2023, p. 1750)
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