Mercedes Maharis v. Omaha Vaccine Company, a Nebraska Corporation

967 F.2d 588 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Mercedes MAHARIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. OMAHA VACCINE COMPANY, a Nebraska corporation, Defendant-Appellant. No. 90-56356. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted April 7, 1992. Decided June 16, 1992. Before CANBY, REINHARDT and WIGGINS, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * OVERVIEW 2 This appeal stems from a contract and trade secrets dispute between Omaha Vaccine Company ("Omaha Vaccine") and Mercedes Maharis ("Maharis"). Omaha Vaccine appeals from a jury verdict in favor of Maharis in the amount of six hundred thousand dollars. Omaha Vaccine argues that the customer list in question was not a trade secret and was not the property of Maharis. Furthermore, Omaha Vaccine claims that there was no evidence to support the jury's award of $300,000 in compensatory damages and $300,000 in punitive damages. Lastly, Omaha Vaccine claims that the district court erred in permitting the jury to decide…