U.S. Appeals Court Resurrects $81 Million Trade Secrets Case Against Boeing, Favoring Electric Aircraft Innovator Zunum Aero
A U.S. appeals court in San Francisco has reinstated an $81 million judgment against Boeing in a case alleging the company stole trade secrets from the electric aircraft startup Zunum Aero. The ruling from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a previous decision by a California judge, who had dismissed a jury’s finding in favor of Zunum. The appeals court rejected the lower court’s conclusion that the proprietary information claimed to be misappropriated by Boeing did not qualify for trade secret protection. Zunum’s attorney, Vincent Levy, expressed satisfaction with the appeals court’s ruling, … Read more