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An Indianapolis-based shipping company is suing a former employee and his new employer for allegedly using its trade secrets in business.
FitzMark LLC has filed a lawsuit in Marion Superior Court against Micah Adkins over alleged violations of a confidentiality and non-compete contract he entered into with the logistics company. Also named as a defendant is Koola Logistics LLC, a Carmel-based freight transportation company that now employs Adkins.
Attorneys for FitzMark and Koola did not immediately respond to Indiana Lawyer’s requests for comment. Representative for Adkins could not be reached for comment.
The lawsuit says Adkins started working as a logistics operations representative for FitzMark in 2017 and signed a confidentiality agreement two years later.
He was dismissed for performance issues in 2020, according to the lawsuit, and now works for Koola Logistics.
The lawsuit alleges that Adkins left a message with a FitzMark customer this month in which he lays out knowledge of what Fitzmark is charging and its profit margin while saying Koola could provide better service at a lower cost.
FitzMark is seeking injunctive relief and alleges tortious interference with a business relationship and violations of the Indiana Uniform Trade Secrets Act by misappropriating FitzMark’s trade secrets.
The company has requested a jury trial.
The case is FitzMark, LLC v. Micah Adkins, Koola Logistics, LLC, 49D01-2501-PL-002642.
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