General DataComm sues Cascade unit
Reuters Story - April 18, 1997 13:28
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MIDDLEBURY, Conn., April 18 (Reuter) - General DataComm
Industries Inc said Friday it had filed an unfair competition
suit against Sahara Networks Inc, its three founders and 11
former General Datacomm employees hired by Sahara.
General DataComm said the suit, filed in Connecticut
Superior Court, alleges that over a 15-month period Sahara
raided 11 key employees from General DataComm's Asynchronous
Transfer Mode unit.
It alleges that the 11 had access to General DataComm
proprietary information and that Sahara put them to work on
products in competition with General DataComm.
It alleges breach of written confidentiality agreements,
interference with contractual relations, unjust enrichment,
misappropriation of trade secrets, and unfair competition,
among other things, General DataComm said.
The suit seeks unspecified monetary damages.
Sahara, a unit of Cascade Communications Corp, referred
inquiries on the suit to Cascade, but Cascade officials were
not available for comment.
General DataComm said Sarah was founded in May 1995 by
three former employees of General DataComm. |
