November 21, 2014
A Michigan federal judge has ordered a new trial on damages in MSC Software Corp.'s case claiming former employees breached confidentiality agreements and misappropriated trade secrets when they left for rival Altair Engineering Inc., calling MSC's $26.4 million damages win "excessive."
April 10, 2014
A Michigan federal jury on Thursday awarded $26.4 million to MSC Software Corp. in its suit accusing former employees of breaching confidentiality agreements and misappropriating trade secrets over MSC's simulation software product line when they jumped ship for a rival company.