Optum, Inc. et al v. Smith

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Case Number:

1:19-cv-10101

Court:

Massachusetts

Nature of Suit:

Contract: Other

Judge:

Mark L. Wolf

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  1. February 22, 2019

    Amazon Health Startup Won't Soon Rival Optum, Judge Rules

    A former employee of UnitedHealth unit Optum Inc. can continue his role with a health care startup created by Amazon.com Inc., Berkshire Hathaway Inc. and JPMorgan after a Massachusetts federal judge ruled Friday that Optum had not shown the two companies are likely to be rivals anytime soon.

  2. February 20, 2019

    Optum Struggles To Convince Judge Amazon Startup Is Rival

    A Boston federal judge expressed doubt Wednesday that UnitedHealth unit Optum Inc. has made its case that a former employee should be prevented from working at a health care startup created by Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan, given that it is not clear the startup is a direct competitor with Optum.

  3. February 08, 2019

    Ex-Optum Exec Asks To Keep Working For Amazon Startup

    A former executive for UnitedHealth subsidiary Optum Inc. told a Massachusetts federal judge Friday that he should be allowed to keep working for a health care startup created by Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase as the First Circuit mulls his motion to compel arbitration in a lawsuit accusing him of stealing trade secrets and bringing them to his new job.

  4. February 05, 2019

    Optum Suit Over Amazon Startup Paused Pending 1st Circ.

    A Massachusetts federal judge on Tuesday paused a UnitedHealth subsidiary's lawsuit accusing an executive of stealing trade secrets and bringing them to his new job at a startup health-care venture pending the First Circuit's review of a motion to compel arbitration.

  5. January 31, 2019

    Amazon Startup Isn't Competing With Optum, Exec Says

    A top executive at the Boston-based health care startup by Amazon, JPMorgan Chase and Berkshire Hathaway told a Massachusetts federal court Thursday that the company is not a competitor to Optum Inc., a UnitedHealth unit that accused an employee of stealing secrets and taking them to his new job with the startup.

  6. January 30, 2019

    Optum Says Exec Took Secrets To Mysterious Amazon Startup

    A Boston federal judge considered whether to grant a temporary restraining order Wednesday to a UnitedHealth subsidiary that says an executive stole trade secrets from the company and brought them to his new job at a startup health care venture created by Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase.