Legal Opinion

CoMentis, Inc. v. Purdue Research Foundation

District Court, N.D. Indiana

Decided January 25, 2011No. 4:09 CV 82 PPSPublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION AND ORDER

PHILIP P. SIMON, Chief Judge.

This case involves allegations that a Purdue University chemistry professor, Dr. Arun Ghosh, and the Purdue Research Foundation engaged in wholesale misconduct, including fraud, in how they handled certain trade secrets entrusted in the professor by CoMentis, Inc., a company to whom the professor provided consulting services. CoMentis’ sprawling complaint against Purdue and Ghosh asserts ten counts, including breach of written and oral contracts, promissory estoppel, trade secret misappropriation, fraud, constructive fraud, and unjust enrichment.…

2Cases cited58 opinions

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