Radiant Skincare Clinic v. Linda Moore
Published: Mar. 7, 2009 | Result Date: Mar. 28, 2008 | Filing Date: Jan. 1, 1900 |Case number: CIV462205 Verdict – $250,001
Judge
Court
San Mateo Superior
Attorneys
Plaintiff
Mark Hooshmand
(Hooshmand Law Group)
Defendant
Brian E. Kulich
(Office of the San Mateo County Counsel)
Facts
In 2002, Linda Moore formed Radiant Skincare Clinic and Radiant Medical Group with Tom Lee, Donna Rutledge, and David Kaufman. In 2003, she signed an employment agreement containing non-competition and non-solicitation clauses. Later, the plaintiffs claimed that Moore used a trade secret client list after leaving to work with a competitor. Consequently, they sued Moore for breach of fiduciary duty, breach of contract, misappropriation of trade secret, interference with economic advantage, among other claims.
Contentions
PLAINTIFFS' CONTENTIONS:
The plaintiffs claimed that Moore violated her employment agreement by providing confidential information to the competitor.
DEFENDANT'S CONTENTIONS:
The defendant alleged that the client list she shared did not constitute a trade secret.
Result
The jury awarded the plaintiffs $250,001.
Other Information
FILING DATE: April 11, 2007
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