April 11, 2024
Urban Outfitters on Thursday beat back a lawsuit from a bankrupt online fashion rental company claiming the retailer stole its proprietary information to set up a competing business, with a Philadelphia federal jury finding that the clothing chain did not misappropriate trade secrets.
June 24, 2021
A Pennsylvania federal judge cleared the way on Thursday for fashion rental company Le Tote Inc. to move forward with claims that Urban Outfitters Inc. stole proprietary information during ultimately scuttled acquisition talks in order to launch a competing service.
August 10, 2020
Urban Outfitters Inc. has urged a Pennsylvania federal judge to toss a lawsuit by fashion rental company Le Tote Inc., blasting the legal action as a "cynical" effort to deflect attention from business woes that led Le Tote to file for bankruptcy protections earlier this month.
June 23, 2020
A fashion rental start-up has accused Urban Outfitters Inc. of using potential acquisition talks as an opportunity to seize the company's proprietary information and launch its own competing business.