Trade Secret Filings

I pulled up 10 new federal complaints alleging trade key misappropriations to get a feeling of what filings glimpse like right now.  All 10 concerned allegations against previous workers.  Most targeted on sales folks leaving and soliciting shoppers.  A few of conditions involve workers forming allegiances with  the competitor prior to leaving.  One requires a competitor hoping to employ-absent workers. And, one particular includes a text full of specific emoji.  General, about 50 new Federal trade secret cases have been filed in the previous 30 times with about 600 in excess of the earlier 12 months.

1. MGA Household Health care Colorado, LLC v. Thun, Docket No. 1:22-cv-02534 (D. Colo. Sep 28, 2022).  According to the criticism: Former employee (Thun) was direct client manager but was terminated by MGA. Thun then joined a competitor Remarkable Wellbeing Care and started soliciting consumers.  The work agreement bundled a non-solicitation clause extending for 12-months adhering to the close of work.
2. Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. v. Dingman et al, Docket No. 1:22-cv-00361 (D.R.I. Oct 03, 2022). According to the grievance: Previous staff (Dingman) experienced signed both a non-contend and non-disclosure settlement with scraper Schnitzer.  Dingman was fired in June 2022 and then fashioned a competing business to buy and recycle catalytic converters.  He then started off contacting all of the very same suppliers and has “successfully stolen business” from Schnitzer. 
3. H.B. Fuller Corporation v. Strzegowski, Docket No. :22-cv-02389 (D. Minn. Sep 28, 2022). According to the grievance: Former staff (Strzegowiski) joined competitor and began soliciting former clients. 
4. Cartiga, LLC v. Robles, Docket No. 9:22-cv-81612 (S.D. Fla. Oct 19, 2022). According to the criticism: Former employee (Robles) began soliciting former prospects.  Attachments to the criticism consist of a awesome row of center fingers in reaction to the stop and desist letter.  
5. NEBCO, Inc. v. Butler, Docket No. 4:22-cv-03217 (D. Neb. Sep 29, 2022). In accordance to the grievance: Staff (Butler) allegedly began carrying out a little bit of self working with a competitor with designs to be a part of that organization. 
6. MERIDIAN Bank v. SANDY SPRING Financial institution et al, Docket No. 2:22-cv-03951 (E.D. Pa. Oct 04, 2022). In accordance to the grievance: Nine former staff members have been employed absent by competing financial institution who experienced been supplied confidential information about wage, gains, and buyer lists. 
7. TRANSACTLY, INC. v. Go-IN Ready, LLC et al, Docket No. 1:22-cv-00987 (W.D. Tex. Sep 29, 2022). According to the criticism: Staff fashioned a competing business and sent confidential facts to the new company before quitting. 
8. BIGRENTZ, INC. v. KGM Enterprises, LLC, Docket No. 1:22-cv-00430 (D. Idaho Oct 13, 2022). In accordance to the complaint: Previous worker shaped competing enterprise and started recruiting additional staff members with understanding of consumers lists and have begun soliciting all those prospects. 
9. Gartner, Inc. v. G2.com, Inc., Docket No. 3:22-cv-01291 (D. Conn. Oct 13, 2022). In accordance to the complaint: Competitor is choosing previous workforce seeking to “steal” plaintiff’s marketplace share.  Sued both equally competitor and former employees. 
10. BMO Harris Financial institution, N.A. v. Eimen et al, Docket No. 1:22-cv-05378 (N.D. Sick. Sep 30, 2022). In accordance to the complaint: Former prosperity management workforce joined competitors and began soliciting previous clients.