GKG Law Wins $1.2 Million Award For International Logistics Company Against Its Former Employee For Misappropriation of Trade Secrets, Breach of Contract, and Commission of Business Torts.
GKG Law’s litigation team recently prevailed on behalf of an international logistics company in a complaint filed in New Jersey claiming misappropriation of trade secrets in violation of federal and New Jersey law, breaches of contract and various business torts by a former employee of the logistics company while he was still employed. On January 23, 2025, the court entered a $1.2 million judgment in our client’s favor after a jury determined that the defendant violated federal and New Jersey trade secrets laws, breached his employment contract, and committed various business torts. The jury awarded over $800,000 in compensatory damages and $100,000 in punitive damages due to the willful and malicious conduct of the defendant. The court’s final judgment determined that the defendant spent the final months of his employment trying to help a competitor of his employer set up a competing business and that this conduct was willful and malicious. Thus, the court also granted a request for attorney’s fees and the costs of litigation totaling over $320,000.
Please contact us if you have any transportation-related (or other litigation-related) issues. Brendan Collins may be reached by telephone at (202) 342-6793 or by email at bcollins@gkglaw.com; Oliver Krischik may be reached at (202) 342-5266 or by email at okrischik@gkglaw.com; Rachel Amster may be reached at (202) 342-2542 or by email at ramster@gkglaw.com.
