Federal Judge Reverses $1M Exemplary Damages Award in Favor of Employee Accused of Misappropriating Trade Secrets
“The evidence was more than sufficient for the jury to find that Parzych was doing more than simply looking for another job opportunity while still employed by ZipBy: It is disingenuous to compare an employee searching for a new position during his lunch break to Parzych’s covert attempts to acquire a valuable asset behind his employer’s back,” U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani for the District of Massachusetts wrote. “Parzych’s argument otherwise ignores the facts and the law at issue in this case.”