Jesse W. Stuckey v. State Indiana

Finding that certain information as to the location of potential oil fields is a trade secret pursuant to Indiana statute, the trial court granted a preliminary injunction sought by Plaintiff-Appellee Amoco Production Company ("Amoco") against Defendants-Appellants William D. Laird, Gary T. Casper, Control Flow, Inc., I.K. Production Company, and Laird Exploration Company (collectively, "Laird"). The Court of Appeals reversed. Laird v. Amoco Prod. Co. (1992), Ind. App., 604 N.E.2d 1249. We grant transfer in this case of first impression to address the meaning of the phrase "not being readily ascertainable" as used in the Indiana Uniform Trade Secrets Act, Ind. Code § 24-2-3-1, et seq., substantially derived from the Uniform Trade Secrets Act, 14 Uniform Laws Annotated, Uniform Trade Secrets With 1985 Amendments (1990)("UTSA").