Granny's Cookies Is a Bakery Located in a Small Town

Multiple Choice

Granny's Cookies is a bakery located in a small town in Nebraska. However, Granny's has a strong Internet presence and ships cookies throughout the United States. Granny's recipes for its cookies are a trade secret. The employees at the Nebraska store who need to know the recipes to bake the cookies are aware of the recipe. The employees have signed a nondisclosure agreement. Jim Bradford, on of Granny's bakers, just took a job with Chippers, a cookie company located in San Diego, California. Chippers also has a strong Internet presence. S uppose that before he left Jim went into Granny's mailing list, which had been compiled from orders filled for people around the country. Jim changed the e-mail and mailing addresses so that the list was no longer accurate. Jim did not keep a copy of the original list for himself. Which of the following is true?

A) Granny's would have a basis for recovery against Jim.
B) Without a covenant not to compete, there is little that Granny's can do to stop Jim.
C) Granny's would have an action against Chippers.
D) Both b and c