Trade Secrets & Employee Mobility

Co-authored by Ted A. Gehring.

On April 17th, 2012, we blogged about a malicious prosecution claim brought against Latham & Watkins in Los Angeles Superior Court. The suit alleged that the Plaintiffs, William Parrish and Timothy Fitzgibbons, were former officers and shareholders of Indigo Systems Corporation, which was purchased by FLIR Systems, Inc. in 2004. From 2004 to 2006 the Plaintiffs worked for FLIR, leaving in 2006 to start their own business. FLIR retained Latham and sued them for, among other things, misappropriation of trade secrets. The trial court denied FLIR’s ...

On April 6, 2012, Latham & Watkins was sued for malicious prosecution in Los Angeles Superior Court in connection with an unsuccessful lawsuit that the firm brought on behalf of one of its clients, asserting misappropriation of trade secrets and other claims.