On behalf of a manufacturer, prosecuted the theft by a former employee of adhesive product configuration and customer pricing data, resulting in a stipulated permanent injunction precluding use of the information by the former employee or the competitor who hired him.
Represented clients employed by a Fortune 100 company accused of breaching noncompete agreements and misappropriating trade secrets in one of the first cases litigated under the Pennsylvania Uniform Trade Secret Act. The court ultimately denied the company’s request for an injunction and awarded attorney's fees to the clients. Later, the clients pursued a counterclaim and obtained a significant monetary settlement.
Multiple matters wherein manufacturer employer hired firm to represent current employee to defend against trade secrets and non-compete claims, which have led to early favorable settlements whereby employee stayed employed without admitting wrongdoing while preventing employer from being named in the lawsuit.
Defended a pipe restoration company in a $40 million trade secret suit, leading the court to dismiss all trade secret claims before trial as a matter of law.
Defended a manufacturer during a four-week federal jury trial brought by a competitor, which was the first to be tried under the Defend Trade Secrets Act. The jury completely rejected the non-compete claims and overall limited liability.
Defended a pipe restoration company in a $40 million trade secret suit, leading the court to dismiss all trade secret claims before trial as a matter of law.
Defended a manufacturer during a four-week federal jury trial brought by competitor, which was the first to be tried under the Defend Trade Secrets Act. The jury completely rejected the non-compete claims and overall limited liability.
Defended an automotive manufacturer against breach of contract and confidential information/trade secret misappropriation claims.
Defended a radar systems manufacturer against allegations of trade secrets theft and breaches of post-termination restrictive covenants.
Represented Quaker Chemical Corporation in restrictive covenant and misappropriation of trade secrets cases in federal courts in Ohio and Pennsylvania.
Represented a motorsport manufacturer and sponsor against a NASCAR race team that sought to take the technology and know-how developed on the sponsor’s dime to a new manufacturer and sponsor.
Represented an international chemical company in an action to enforce an employment agreement against a high level, senior technical employee who sought to work for a direct industry competitor. Quick action enabled us to detect massive copying and misappropriation of the client’s most sensitive trade secrets and prevent the use or transfer of these trade secrets.
Defended a tortious interference and trade secret misappropriation lawsuit brought against a doctor where the plaintiff was seeking over $17 million in damages. The case settled.
Technology
Represented software company in asserting theft of trade secret claims arising from competitor’s improper access to client’s proprietary platform
Defended misappropriation claims brought by a Fortune 500 company against inventors of a portable thermal enclosure that eradicates bed bug infestation in hotels. Tried case to a jury in Minnesota District Court on claims arising out of the Minnesota Trade Secrets Act, contract law, and related business tort theories of recovery.
Defended a Fortune 1000 technology company against a misappropriation of trade secrets claim, obtaining summary judgment in state court.
Represented the University of Texas in prosecuting claims against NTT for misappropriation of trade secrets related to lithium battery technology.
Defended two leading camera technology firms against claims for misappropriation of purported trade secrets related to cooled and uncooled infrared cameras.
Pharmaceuticals
Secured a cost-of-defense settlement while defending a large, international generic pharmaceutical company that faced claims under the Defend Trade Secrets Act and the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act.
Prosecuted the misappropriation of manufacturing and pricing data from a biologics developer.
Represented a pharmaceutical manufacturer in prosecuting trade secret misappropriation claims arising from the unauthorized publication of its manufacturing process.
Financial Services Industry
Represented a non-bank mortgage lender against claims alleging a trade secret misappropriation and tortious interference arising from the client’s hiring of a competitor’s former employees.
Negotiated favorable settlement in unfair competition, trade secret misappropriation and employee raiding case brought against national mortgage company.
Represented Lek Securities Corp. in case alleging former executives violated The Defend Trade Secrets Act and breached post-termination non-competition agreements in connection with the company’s proprietary securities trading platform.
Represented an insurance company and employees against claims alleging trade secret misappropriation and tortious interference arising from client’s hiring of competitor’s former employees.
Professional and Consumer Services
Represented School of Rock in affirming arbitration award appeal for franchise breach and trade secret violations, securing damages, injunctive relief and counsel fees.
Served as lead counsel in a breach of staffing contract and theft of trade secrets litigation on behalf of a contingent workforce provider.
Represented an international consumer product distributor in an action against former executives for alleged misappropriation of company assets.
Represented an international travel company in an action seeking to enforce restrictive covenants against former employees.
Represented 11 out of 14 defendants against Ozburn-Hessey Logistics LLC’s claims of trade secret, unfair competition, breach of contract and conspiracy after ten former employees left the company and opened up their own customs brokerage business.
Represented Provider Synergies in federal court in West Virginia on claims of misappropriation of trade secrets brought against a competitor.
Defended a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction matter involving restrictive covenants filed by an auto relocation company against a former executive.
Obtained a declaratory judgment on behalf of a prominent Palm Beach County plastic surgeon regarding the enforceability of restrictive covenants contained in an employment agreement, freeing him to launch his own practice.
Represented a leading global logistics provider against claims of misappropriation of ideas, quantum meruit and unjust enrichment, achieving a complete dismissal which was affirmed upon appeal.
Represented a national electrical contractor in complex litigation involving trade secret misappropriation and unfair competition claims.
Achieved a unanimous $1.5 million jury verdict on behalf a freight forwarding company in a case involving the misappropriation of trade secrets.
Defended XPO Logistics Inc. in a three-week jury trial stemming from an action brought by CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc. (CHRW), one of its competitors, alleging breach of non-competes, third-party tortious interference with contract and other claims. The lawsuit involved allegations that XPO hired former CHRW employees and those employees, in turn, solicited others to work for XPO. CHRW also claimed that those individuals misappropriated CHRW confidential information and trade secrets in violation of contractual duties to CHRW arising out of employment contracts. The case settled after two weeks of trial.
MedTech
Represented companies involved in the manufacturing and marketing of spinal devices in a case alleging a former corporate officer and his related business stole confidential and proprietary information, trade secrets and employees in order to unlawfully compete.
Represented ev3, Inc. in a lawsuit against Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. and several former employees involving alleged trade secrets and nonsolicitation violations.
Represented a medical device manufacturer in a two-week federal trial in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania against a former sales representative who continued to distribute the manufacturer's products after termination. A unanimous jury awarded compensatory and punitive damages to the manufacturer, leading the court to award injunctive relief.
Food and Beverage
Defended a leading American brewer in litigation brought by a former supplier alleging misappropriation of trade secrets.
Represented Northwest food supplier in action to enforce non-compete agreement and protect trade secrets.
Defended lender servicing company against claims alleging deceptive trade practices that sought seeking penalties in excess of $1 billion.
Investigated and defended a national real estate investment firm against criminal and civil allegations of trade secret theft by an employee hired from a competitor.
Lead counsel for Ahern Rentals in a national multidistrict litigation proceeding involving claims of theft of trade secrets, RICO violations, computer fraud and abuse act violations, and unfair/deceptive trade practices.
