Legal Opinion
Alifax Holding Spa v. Alcor Scientific Inc.
District Court, D. Rhode Island
Decided January 8, 2019No. C. A. No. 14-440 WESPublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWilliam E. Smith, Chief Judge
This is the latest chapter of a transatlantic saga pitting an Italian producer of diagnostic medical instruments, Alifax Holding SpA, against its Rhode Island-based competitor, Alcor Scientific, Inc., and its itinerant former employee, Francesco Frappa. In this motion for partial summary judgment, Alifax has asked the Court to answer the following question: which jurisdiction's law should define the alleged duty of confidentiality owed by Frappa to his Italian ex-employer? The answer: Italy's.
Frappa's contractual employment relationship with Sire Analytical S.r.l., an Italian company acquired…
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