Fifth Circuit upholds lower court verdict for economic and exemplary damages against company that tortiously interfered with service contracts *

USA - August 31 2010
In Bagby Elevator Co. v. Schindler Elevator Corp., No. 09- 10804, 2010 U.S. App. LEXIS 13857 (5th Cir. June 21, 2010), both Bagby and Schindler provided customers with elevator-servicing, such as elevator maintenance, modernization, construction, installation, and repair.

Connecticut jury awards Dur-A-Flex $43.7 million after customer steals trade secrets for colored sand *

USA - August 31 2010
In Dur-A-Flex, Inc. v. Laticrete Int’l, Inc., No. CV065014930S(X02), 2010 Conn. Super. LEXIS 1521 (Sup. Ct. Ct. June 17, 2010), Dur-A-Flex, Inc., a maker of floor and tile products, brought a claim against Laticrete for misappropriation of trade secrets, breach of a non-disclosure Agreement between the parties, and violation of the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act after suspecting that Laticrete had copied its process for bonding paint to sand.