081031P.pdf   05/29/2009  CDI Energy Services  v.  West River Pumps
   U.S. Court of Appeals Case No:  08-1031
   District of North Dakota - Bismarck   
   [PUBLISHED] [Melloy, Author, with Bowman and Smith, Circuit Judges]
   Civil case. In action by former employer against three employees who
   set up a competing business, the district court did not err in finding that
   the employer had failed to prove that the men took trade-secret
   information or that it had taken reasonable steps to protect its trade
   secrets; as a result, the district court did not err in refusing to issue
   injunctive relief to the employer on its trade-secret claim; with respect to
   the employer's claim for statutory breach-of-loyalty under North Dakota
   Century Code Sec. 34-02-14, the court did not err in concluding that
   while the employer had a likelihood of success on its claims, injunctive
   relief was not warranted based on factors which favored defendants, such
   as irreparable harm, balance of harms, and the public interest.