Sandvik, Inc. v. Mecca C & S, Inc.

NEALON, J.,

— -A manufacturer of custom-engineered power springs has sued its former employee for alleged misappropriation of trade secrets, and “upon information and belief’ based upon its review of the ex-employee’s business website, asserts that the defendant employee currently sells spring design software which improperly incorporates the manufacturer’s proprietary information in contravention of his employment agreements and Pennsylvania trade secrets law. The former employee contends that he has developed superior spring technology software utilizing publicly available engineering…