Litigation
Oct. 15, 2014
Court upholds arbitrator's $800 million ruling against Irvine-based company
Upholding a $800 million award in a trade secrets case between two of the world's largest hard drive manufacturers, the Minnesota Supreme Court affirmed an appellate ruling that found an arbitrator had discretion to impose the penalty.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Upholding an $800 million award in a trade secrets theft case between two of the world's largest hard drive manufacturers, the Minnesota Supreme Court has affirmed an appellate court ruling that found an arbitrator had discretion to impose the award.
Irvine-based Western Digital Corp. will be forced to pay Cupertino-based Seagate Technologies LLC the arbitrator's initial $525 million award plu...
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