The US 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a damages award and an injunction remedy in a suit between rivals in the online trucking industry (Creative Computing v Getloaded.com and Martin, DC No CV-00-00476-BLW, October 15, 2004).
The dispute arose when Getloaded.com (Getloaded) set up a web site in competition with Creative Computing's <truckstop.com>, a successful online service used by shippers and truck drivers to match their loads and trips.
Getloaded executives employed several tactics to access their competitor's valuable trade secrets and confidential information: sneaking into
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