Arconic Inc. et al. v. Universal Alloy Corporation

  1. September 22, 2023

    How Latham Attys Won $200M Trade Secrets Case In Ga. Trial

    Following almost nine years of litigation, Georgia manufacturer Universal Alloy Corp. defeated allegations it stole Alcoa's trade secrets and a $200 million contract with Boeing for aircraft wing parts. Here, UAC's lead trial attorneys from Latham & Watkins LLP reveal to Law360 how they did it.

  2. August 31, 2023

    Alcoa Wants Rival's Counterclaims Tossed In $200M IP Fight

    As it seeks a new trial for a $200 million trade secret theft suit, Alcoa is also asking a Georgia federal judge to rule in its favor on counterclaims of sham litigation that rival Universal Alloy Corp. filed against it, saying the counterclaims are themselves frivolous.

  3. August 21, 2023

    Alcoa Seeks New Trial In $200M IP Case Against Ga. Rival

    Alcoa has asked a Georgia federal judge to grant it a new trial in its $200 million trade secrets theft case against a Georgia rival after falling at the first hurdle in front of an Atlanta jury that found Alcoa didn't own the intellectual property at issue.

  4. July 26, 2023

    Alcoa Loses $200M Trade Secrets Case Against Rival At Trial

    Alcoa doesn't own the alleged trade secrets for aircraft wing parts that it claims a Georgia rival stole in order to secure a $200 million contract with Boeing, a federal jury in Atlanta decided Wednesday after a two-week trial.

  5. July 11, 2023

    Alcoa Tells Jurors Rival's IP Theft Cost $200M In Boeing Sales

    Alcoa told an Atlanta jury that a Georgia rival's theft of its trade secrets for aircraft wing parts cost it $200 million in sales to Boeing, as trial got underway Tuesday in an eight-year corporate battle.

  6. April 17, 2017

    Alcoa Can't Nix Claim That $200M Trade Secrets Suit Is 'Sham'

    Alcoa's efforts to evade counterclaims assailing its $200 million trade secrets theft suit against an aircraft parts manufacturing rival are better left until after discovery closes, a Georgia federal judge has said, finding Universal Alloy's assertion it is a "sham" lawsuit meant to dissuade competition is strong enough to survive dismissal.

  7. April 12, 2016

    Alcoa Has 'No Evidence' In $200M Trade Secrets Suit: Rival

    Universal Alloy blasted rival Alcoa's attempt to broaden discovery on allegations Universal Alloy stole trade secrets connected to $200 million worth of aircraft manufacturing business in Georgia federal court Monday, accusing Alcoa of wielding the litigation as a weapon against its rival without any evidence.

  8. May 01, 2015

    Alcoa Says Rival Swiped $200M In Boeing Biz Using Secrets

    Alcoa Inc. slammed Universal Alloy Corp. with a trade secrets lawsuit Thursday in Georgia federal court alleging the rival metals manufacturer siphoned $200 million worth of business with Boeing Co. using proprietary information gleaned from former Alcoa employees.

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