Covidien LP v. Esch

United States District Court District of Massachusetts ) Covidien LP and Covidien Holding ) Inc., ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) Civil Action No. ) 16-12410-NMG Brady Esch, ) ) Defendant. ) ) MEMORANDUM & ORDER GORTON, J. This dispute arises out of alleged breaches of two agreements between Covidien LP and Covidien Holding Inc. (“plaintiffs” or “Covidien”), on the one hand, and Brady Esch (“defendant” or “Esch”), Covidien’s former employee, on the other. Plaintiffs allege defendant breached an employment agreement and a separation agreement by 1) assigning rights to three patents to his new company…