Only in California could two Farmers get sued for stealing LEED-related trade secrets. Brothers Sam and Tyler Farmer (sorry for the bad “farmer” joke) purportedly had just several years of experience between them when hired by a company called DGP (Drew George & Partners, Inc.) as “Research Assistants.” DGP says they worked their way up to management, and eventually ownership positions, before abandoning DGP and stealing (in legalese, “misappropriating”) various trade secrets, including a LEED scorecard and customer lists.
The Farmers deny any wrongdoing.
The stage is set for what could be one of the first green building-related lawsuits over theft of trade secrets and a host of other legal nasties (“causes of action”), including Breach of Duty of Loyalty, Breach of Contract, Intentional Interference with Economic Relationship, and the friendly-sounding but not at all magnanimous Aiding and Abetting.
In other words, the exact kinds of causes of action that the litigators at Ohio Green Building Law have tried and won for millions of dollars.
Did the Farmers do anything wrong? Is DGP just litigating for sport? Will the case settle before trial? These and other questions will be answered in the weeks ahead as OGBL begins its multipart series on the ins and outs of a green building trade secret lawsuit.
Got a question about this lawsuit we can answer? Post a comment or contact us.
Thanks to our law clerk Alex Pierce for his research contribution to this post.
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