Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit June 25, 1986, No. 85-3038 (Bates v. Cook, Inc.)

GODBOLD, Chief Judge:

This is a complex theft of trade secrets case, brought in Florida state court and removed to federal court. It involves a complicated series of significant events that occurred, and significant contacts that existed, in Florida, Indiana, New Jersey, Tennessee, and California.

The federal district court, 615 F.Supp. 662 (D.C.Fla.