Court Upholds BioPoint's $7.5 Million Win in Trade Secrets Case
With attorney's fees, Catapult now owes BioPoint $7,554,402, plus accrued interest. BioPoint will soon be in a position to pursue collection activities if the judgment is not paid. This could include garnishing Catapult's bank account and clients who owe fees.
System One and Acara Resolve Tempnapping Case
SLN has been following a case involving an attempted workforce transfer by a staffing firm client. The client, Alstom Transportation, attempted to move the workers of System One to its new staffing supplier, Acara Solutions. System One was of course not happy about this and sued Alcara under two theories:
Allegis vs Jobot: Jobot Wins Again
Allegis Group takes another loss in its home court
Background
Last year Staffing Legal News reported on a noncompete loss suffered by Allegis in its "home court" in Maryland, where the company is based. In that case, Allegis and its subsidiary Aston Carter sued former employee Christopher J.
Big Law Recruiter Loses Appeal of $6,391,732 Award to Former Employer
Collection efforts have recruiter on the run
In September 2022, Staffing Legal news reported that a Texas federal judge found legal search recruiter Evan P. Jowers was liable to his former employer, MWK Recruiting, for misappropriating candidate lists and violating his non-competition agreement:
Court Denies Acara's Motion to Dismiss System One's Tempnapping Case
Injunction Hearing Scheduled
In unusually rapid fashion, U.S. District Court Judge Maryland Horan has denied Acara Solutions' request for dismissal of System One's "tempnapping" lawsuit filed last month in Pennsylvania. The lawsuit (attached below) seeks to prevent Acara from hiring 200 System One workers
Hayes Medical Staffing Wins Injunction Against Jobot Hires
But court declines to enforce noncompete agreements.
National Staffing Solutions Sues Former Employee Under Computer Fraud Statute
Lawsuit alleges former nurse recruiter stole candidate database after loading computer sharing software
National Staffing Solutions has filed an unusual data theft lawsuit in Florida (Complaint attached). While data theft cases are not uncommon, it is rare to see one that seems to fit the requirements for relief under the
BIOPOINT VS CATAPULT SOLUTIONS GROUP: NONCOMPETE CASE OF THE YEAR
Inside job yields a $5,061,444 damage award - ruling pending on $2,503,457 attorneys' fee claim
The largest damage awards in unfair competition cases usually involve some form of trade secret misappropriation, and this one is no exception. The last one I wrote about ($3,640,
Recruiting Agency Awarded $3,640,132.60 in Lawsuit Against Former Employee
Non-compete case provides insights into Big Law recruiting.
