The firm represented a company against the company’s former high-ranking officer and other former employees who resigned abruptly to form a competing business. These former employees used removable hard drives, flash drives, and jump drives to copy sensitive company information and customer lists in violation of the law and non-solicitation and non-compete obligations. The firm filed a lawsuit alleging information theft, trade secret misappropriation, breach of the duties of loyalty and confidentiality, and related claims. With an aggressive and fast-moving litigation strategy, including the use of forensic computer experts who analyzed and imaged thousands of computer files and devices, the firm uncovered the full extent of the corporate espionage and brought it to an end. Ultimately, the firm obtained a court order requiring a complete inventory of all stolen documents and computer files, and forced the former employees to destroy all their ill-gotten computer equipment and files. In the process, the firm successfully defended our client against a counterclaim for unfair business practices.
Counsel: Chad T. Wishchuk and Daniel P. Scholz