Hargrave v. Kentucky (1987)

See Plains Cotton Co-op Ass’n. v. Goodpasture Computer Serv., Inc., 807 F.2d 1256, 1262 (5th Cir.), cert. denied 484 U.S. 821 , 108 S.Ct. 80 , 98 L.Ed.2d 42 (1987); Apple Computer, 799 F.Supp. at 1022-26 .

See id. (wrongful use of a trade secret constitutes misappropriation). 31 We find instructive the Fifth Circuit's decision in Plains Cotton Cooperative Ass'n v. Goodpasture Computer Service, Inc., 807 F.2d 1256, 1263 (5th Cir.), cert. denied, 484 U.S. 821 , 108 S.Ct. 80 , 98 L.Ed.2d 42 (1987): 32 [T]he trade secrets allegedly involved here are particular implementations of software functions.... [T]he misuse of these implementations can occur only through copying the particu…

Perkins v. Standard Oil Co. of Cal., 487 F.2d 672, 675 (9th Cir.1973); see also In re Burlington Northern, Inc. Employment Practices Litigation, 810 F.2d 601, 609 (7th Cir.1986), cert. denied, 484 U.S. 821 , 108 S.Ct. 82 , 98 L.Ed.2d 44 (1987) (under 28 U.S.C. § 1961 (a), the statutory presumption is that interest on money judgments “shall be calculated from the date of the entry of the judgment”).

See University Interscholastic League v. Jones, 715 S.W.2d 759 (Tex.App.—Dallas 1986, writ refd n.r.e.), cert, denied, 484 U.S. 821 , 108 S.Ct. 81 , 98 L.Ed.2d 43 (1987)(stating that the courts are created solely for the judicial determination of presently existing disputes between the parties in which an effective judgment can be rendered rather than rendering advisory opinions).