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  1. April 15, 2021

    Rigzone.com Wants $3M In Atty Fees, Costs For $3M Jury Win

    Oil industry employment website Rigzone.com asked a federal judge in Texas on Wednesday to award it about $3 million in attorney fees and costs, on the heels of a jury verdict of about $3 million in a lawsuit where it alleged its creator stole its trade secrets to launch a competing website.

  2. April 02, 2021

    Rigzone.com Gets $3M Jury Award In Trade Secret Dispute

    Oil industry employment website Rigzone.com has been awarded about $3 million in damages after a federal jury in Houston agreed that its creator stole its trade secrets to launch a competing website.

  3. November 19, 2018

    Oil Employment Service Says Trade Secrets Suit Should Stay

    A Texas energy company told a federal court on Friday not to toss a corporate espionage suit, arguing that a jury should decide whether or not the allegedly stolen information qualifies as a trade secret.

  4. June 26, 2017

    Ex-Rigzone Execs, DHI Strike Deal In Info Theft Suit

    An energy industry networking site that sued its former chief and his colleagues after they allegedly started a rival site with stolen information has reached a deal with the defendants, leading a Texas federal judge to conditionally dismiss the case Monday.

  5. March 03, 2017

    Magistrate Says To Trim Secrets Suit Against Ex-Rigzone Exec

    A U.S. magistrate judge in Houston on Friday recommended dismissing some claims against a former executive of an energy professional networking website in a suit alleging he was among several conspirators who stole proprietary information from the company to launch a rival website, but said some claims should remain.

  6. January 23, 2017

    Energy Industry Site Says Ex-Exec Belongs In Conspiracy Suit

    An energy professional networking website urged a Texas federal judge Friday to keep a former executive in a suit claiming he conspired with others to steal information for a competitor's website, arguing it had adequately shown that he was a key member of the alleged conspiracy.

  7. September 06, 2016

    Energy Industry Site Says Exec Can't Duck Conspiracy Claims

    An energy professional networking website asked a Texas federal judge Friday not to toss conspiracy and aiding and abetting claims it brought against a former executive that allege he was among several conspirators who stole information from a competitor's website, saying it has adequately pled its claims.

  8. August 08, 2016

    Oil Industry Website Exec Wants Out Of Info Theft Suit

    A former executive of an energy professional networking website told a Texas federal judge on Friday that the conspiracy and the aiding and abetting claims brought against him that say he was among several conspirators who stole proprietary information from a competitor's website should be dismissed for lack of evidence.

  9. June 13, 2016

    Oil Industry Website Founder Sued Over Info Theft

    The founder of an energy professional networking website was hit with a civil suit in Texas federal court Friday related to criminal charges he and several co-conspirators repeatedly stole proprietary information from a competitor’s website.