Copley v. Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co.

Name: Copley v. Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co.
Cite: 295 F.Supp. 93
Year: 1968
Bluebook cite: Copley v. Northwestern Mut. Life Ins. Co., 295 F. Supp. 93 (S.D. W. Va. 1968).
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URL: 295 F.Supp. 93
Item Type: case
Summary: Case prior to establishing the WV UTSA. The court used tort application to protect privacy. Additionally, the court noted that where there is no rule the federal court would have to use a rule that the state's highest court would probably use. This case involved an insurance investigator who had learned facts and figures in confidence and wrongly divulged this information to competitors.