Heraeus Medical, LLC v. Zimmer, Inc., a Delaware corporation d/b/a Zimmer Biomet, and Zimmer US, Inc., a Delaware corporation

Bradford, Judge.

Case Summary

[1] Beginning in 2012, Heraeus Medical GmbH and Zimmer Surgical, Inc., had an agreement pursuant to which Zimmer Surgical had exclusive United States distribution rights to certain bone cements manufactured by Heraeus Medical GmbH and sold under the brand name Palacos ("the Distribution Agreement"). Zimmer Surgical is a subsidiary of Zimmer, Inc., d/b/a as Zimmer Biomet. In late 2017, Robert Kolbe was an employee of Zimmer Biomet and had signed an agreement containing non-compete and non-solicitation of Zimmer Biomet customers and employees covenants ("the Kolbe…