Roller Bearing Company of America, Inc. v. Raytheon Company

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Case Number:

1:20-cv-10889

Court:

Massachusetts

Nature of Suit:

Other Statutory Actions

Judge:

Indira Talwani

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  1. December 03, 2024

    Bearing Maker Settles With RTX, Rival In Trade Secrets Case

    A Connecticut roller bearing company has settled its lawsuits accusing military supplier RTX and a competitor of misusing trade secrets related to the design of a U.S. military bomb, after earlier delays in reaching an agreement.

  2. October 11, 2024

    RTX Warned By Judge Over 'Troubling' Settlement Delay

    A Massachusetts federal judge on Friday chided RTX for slow-walking the finalization of a settlement the defense contractor struck with a Connecticut company just before trial in a trade secrets dispute.

  3. August 26, 2024

    RTX Settles Bearing Co.'s Trade Secrets Suit On Eve Of Trial

    Defense contractor RTX Corp. on Monday settled claims that it passed a Connecticut roller bearing manufacturer's sensitive design drawings to a competitor, averting a trial set to begin this week.

  4. August 23, 2024

    Judge Won't Restrict Access To RTX Trade Secrets Trial

    Defense contractor RTX Corp. won't be able to bar non-U.S. citizens from a trade secrets trial slated to get underway Tuesday, but exhibits, such as diagrams, will not be made visible to observers in the courtroom, a Massachusetts federal judge ordered.

  5. August 21, 2024

    RTX Wants Trade Secrets Trial Closed To 'Non-US Persons'

    Defense contractor RTX is fighting with a manufacturer over whether a trade secrets trial next week over the design of a mechanical bearing used in the U.S. military's "StormBreaker" bomb should be closed off to all "non-U.S. persons."

  6. November 15, 2023

    RTX Gets 2024 Trade Secrets Trial After Bid To End Case Fails

    An April 16 trial date is set in a trade secrets suit alleging RTX Corp. disclosed a Connecticut company's proprietary bearing design, a Massachusetts federal judge said Wednesday, two weeks after rejecting a bid by the defense contractor to end the case.

  7. November 03, 2023

    RTX Denied Bid To End Bearing Co.'s Trade Secret Suit

    A Massachusetts federal judge on Friday rejected RTX's bid to end a lawsuit accusing it of failing to protect a manufacturer's proprietary bearing design, after RTX argued that company had no protectable trade secret and had shared its design "without restriction."

  8. July 27, 2023

    Raytheon Supplier Presses 'Secret Sauce' Trade Theft Claim

    A Boston federal judge on Thursday pressed an aerospace supplier on its claim that Raytheon Technologies Corp. stole its trade secrets for a component in a military project, asking if McDonald's could argue misappropriation by a partner that was offered the five-ingredient "secret sauce" but ended up only using mayonnaise.

  9. September 13, 2022

    Raytheon Wants Out Of Rod End Bearing Design Suit

    Raytheon Technologies Corp. asked a Massachusetts federal judge on Monday to rule in its favor in a lawsuit that claimed it unlawfully used and shared another manufacturer's rod end bearing design because the design was shared with Raytheon "without restriction" and is full of features that are common knowledge rather than trade secrets.  

  10. May 11, 2020

    Rod Bearing Maker Accuses Raytheon Of Misusing Design

    A Connecticut-based manufacturer accused Raytheon of unlawfully claiming ownership of its rod bearing design and passing on its design drawings to a competitor, according to a lawsuit filed in Massachusetts federal court.