A former Roehm Products of America Inc. vice president who schemed to take copied files to his new job at competitor SMW Autoblok Corp. before changing his mind prevailed on all trade secret claims brought against him.
The exhibits offered by Roehm didn’t qualify as trade secrets because they were publicly available information, and Gerard Cochard’s copying of files without disclosing that he did so isn’t a breach of fiduciary duty, the US District Court for the District of Rhode Island ruled Wednesday. The court concluded Cochard is entitled to attorneys’ fees as well because Roehm used the legal system ...
Learn more about Bloomberg Law or Log In to keep reading:
See Breaking News in Context
Bloomberg Law provides trusted coverage of current events enhanced with legal analysis.
Already a subscriber?
Log in to keep reading or access research tools and resources.