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Litigation

Apr. 14, 2007

Ex-Employee Must Pay $21 Million to Firm

A federal jury in San Diego has awarded $21 million to a local manufacturer against a former employee who apparently stole dozens of formulas for stone building veneers to open a competitor company.

By Don J. DeBenedictis
Daily Journal Staff Writer

      A federal jury in San Diego has awarded $21 million to a local manufacturer against a former employee who apparently stole dozens of formulas for stone building veneers to open a competitor company.
      The verdict includes a $3.85 million award for punitive damages. Eldorado Stone v. Renaissance Stone, 04cv2562 (S.D. Cal., filed Dec. ...

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