BladeRoom Group Limited et al v. Facebook, Inc.

  1. March 18, 2022

    Emerson Wants Rival Forced To Share Facebook Settlement

    The automation giant Emerson Electric Co. says it should be allowed to see a settlement deal Facebook reached with one of its top competitors in 2018 as the companies eye a new trial in their long-running dispute over allegations of stolen trade secrets.

  2. April 06, 2020

    BladeRoom Attys Awarded Bulk Of $24.5M Sought In IP Row

    A California federal judge on Monday awarded BladeRoom most of the $24.5 million in attorney fees and costs it sought after it won a $77.4 million trial verdict over Emerson Electric's use of stolen trade secrets to win a lucrative Facebook contract, while also ordering a minor reduction and recalculation.

  3. March 26, 2020

    Emerson Electric Slams BladeRoom's $24M Atty Fee Bid

    Emerson Electric told a California federal judge Thursday that BladeRoom doesn't deserve $24.5 million in attorney fees and costs, arguing that the data center manufacturer has gotten more than enough from a $77.4 million verdict in their favor over Emerson's use of stolen trade secrets to win a lucrative Facebook contract.

  4. August 12, 2019

    Emerson's IP Loss To BladeRoom Rises To $77M With Interest

    A California federal judge on Monday ruled that Emerson Electric Co. owes BladeRoom $77.4 million for using its stolen trade secrets to land a $200 million Facebook data center contract, tacking on an additional $17.4 million in interest to a $60 million damages award.

  5. August 08, 2019

    BladeRoom's $21M Fee Bid For IP Win Sent To Special Master

    A California federal judge said Thursday he'll appoint a special master to review BladeRoom's billing records and decide whether Emerson Electric Co. owes the data center manufacturer $21 million in attorney fees after a jury found the company used stolen trade secrets to land a $200 million Facebook contract.

  6. May 14, 2019

    BladeRoom Seeks $24.5M Fees, Costs For Trade Secrets Win

    Data center manufacturer BladeRoom asked a California federal judge Monday for $21 million in attorney fees and $3.5 million in costs following a jury verdict that Emerson Electric stole trade secrets and used them to land a $200 million Facebook contract.

  7. March 13, 2019

    BladeRoom Doubles Emerson Trade Secret Verdict To $60M

    A California federal judge awarded data-center manufacturer BladeRoom prejudgment interest, attorneys fees, and $30 million in exemplary damages, doubling a $30 million award from a jury that found its rival Emerson stole its business info to win Facebook's bid for a data center.

  8. November 26, 2018

    Emerson Can't Review Facebook Deal In Trade Secrets Row

    A California federal judge ruled Monday that Emerson Electric was not entitled to view former co-defendant Facebook's confidential deal to exit data-center manufacturer BladeRoom's trade secrets suit, rejecting its claims that the $30 million jury verdict against it should be offset by the social media giant's payments.

  9. August 06, 2018

    Emerson Can't Undo BladeRoom's $30M Trade Secret Win

    A California federal judge refused to tinker with a jury's $30 million award to data-center manufacturer BladeRoom regarding competitor Emerson's theft of business info that allowed it to win Facebook's business for a data center in Sweden.

  10. June 22, 2018

    Emerson Says BladeRoom Can't Revisit Evidence In UCL Case

    Emerson Electric has fired back at a motion for judgment on unfair competition claims in a suit alleging it stole BladeRoom Group Ltd.'s trade secrets, arguing that BladeRoom cannot seek additional damages based on evidence that had already been presented to a jury that rendered a $30 million verdict against Emerson, according to a filing in California federal court Thursday.

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