在2016年的M.C. Dean, Inc.诉迈阿密海滩市案中、
佛罗里达州，美国地区法官 Cecilia M. Altonaga
驳回了对迈阿密海滩市和
国际电气工人兄弟会 349 分会，代表
未能根据《联邦民事诉讼规则》提出申诉
12(b)(6).M.C. Dean 是一家电气设计建造和系统工程公司。
整合公司，指控被告挪用公款。
在市政府无意中披露了未经编辑的商业秘密之后
M.C. 将工资单信息提供给了当地的 349 公司。这些信息，M.C.
迪安向克拉克建筑集团有限责任公司提供了用于
迈阿密海滩会议中心翻新项目被索赔
由于努力保守商业秘密及其
经济价值。法院、
然而，M.C. Dean 没有充分证明
已采取合理措施保护商业秘密，或
考虑到发生了挪用公款的合同纠纷
提供此类信息的义务，以及没有
对其使用或披露的限制。该决定强调
必须明确确立和维护
要求商业秘密保护的信息保密性
根据 DTSA 和 FUTSA。它还强调了
合同协议和公共记录法在确定
所谓商业秘密的地位。M.C. 迪安获得了
提出修订申诉的最后期限，案件将面临
如果不及时修改，将被有偏见地驳回。
Last Updated: 2 月 12, 2026
Updated by: Tangibly
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