Attorney Software Provider Sues Rival Over Trade Secrets

CourtAlert.com Inc. accused American LegalNet Inc. in Manhattan federal court of hiring away its head of sales, stealing its confidential information and using it to solicit CourtAlert clients.

CourtAlert provides case tracking software, case management software, and other computer services to large law firms. It told the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York on Sept. 18 that ALN “has built a business out of attempting to copy CourtAlert product offerings and aggressively marketing those copycat products.”

According to the complaint, ALN hired Robert Loeb away from CourtAlert in May. The complaint says a recovered email from ...