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As a subscriber you can listen to articles at work, in the car, or while you work out. Subscribe NowAn Indianapolis-based shipping company is suing a former employee and his new employer for allegedly using its trade secrets in business.
FitzMark LLC has filed a lawsuit in Marion Superior Court against Micah Adkins over alleged violations of a confidentiality and non-compete contract he entered into with the logistics company. Also named as a defendant is Koola Logistics LLC, a Carmel-based freight transportation company that now employs Adkins.
Attorneys for FitzMark and Koola did not immediately respond to Indiana Lawyer’s requests for comment. A representative for Adkins could not be reached for comment.
The lawsuit says Adkins started working as a logistics operations representative for FitzMark in 2017 and signed a confidentiality agreement two years later.
He was dismissed for performance issues in 2020, according to the lawsuit, and now works for Koola Logistics.
The lawsuit alleges that Adkins left a message with a FitzMark customer this month in which he lays out knowledge of what Fitzmark is charging and its profit margin while saying Koola could provide better service at a lower cost.
FitzMark is seeking injunctive relief and alleges tortious interference with a business relationship and violations of the Indiana Uniform Trade Secrets Act by misappropriating FitzMark’s trade secrets.
The company has requested a jury trial.
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