Intel Claims Former Employee Removed Trade Secrets Before Leaving Company

Mealey's (November 30, 2018, 1:41 PM EST) -- SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Technology company Intel Corp. sued a former employee in California federal court on Nov. 27, alleging that the defendant stole certain confidential and proprietary information relating to the development of its new memory technology from the company and misappropriated the trade secrets after accepting employment from a competitor in violation of the Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) and his employment agreements with Intel (Intel Corp. v. Doyle Rivers, et al., No. 18-3061, E.D. Calif.)....