La Bella Vita v. Shuler
Annotate this CaseThis was a case of misappropriation of trade secrets case arising out of a dispute between two competing businesses providing spa and salon services in Pocatello: La Bella Vita, LLC (La Bella Vita) and Eikova Salon and Spa, LLC (Eikova). In February 2011, a number of employees left their employment at La Bella Vita to open Eikova, a new salon nearby. La Bella Vita brought suit alleging that these employees took its confidential client information to create and promote Eikova. After conducting discovery, La Bella Vita voluntarily dismissed all of the defendants except Amanda Shuler and Eikova, as well as all of the claims except the violation of the Idaho Trade Secrets Act and breach of the confidentiality agreement. On motion by the remaining defendants, the district court granted summary judgment against La Bella Vita on these remaining issues. La Bella Vita appealed the district court’s decision to strike a supplemental brief offered in opposition to summary judgment, and also argued that disputed issues of material fact should have precluded the entry of summary judgment. Upon careful consideration of the specific facts of this case, the Supreme Court concluded the district court improperly granted summary judgment in favor of Eikova and Shuler, and remanded the case for further proceedings.
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