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Litigation

Feb. 25, 2014

Government, defense attorney trade barbs in economic espionage trial

Walter Liew's attorney described the defendant and his former company as underdogs, fighting the battle of a Silicon Valley startup with few employees scrambling their way into a market dominated by DuPont.


By Hadley Robinson


Daily Journal Staff Writer


SAN FRANCISCO - Though the government has accused Walter Liew of economic espionage, conspiracy to steal trade secrets and other offenses, a federal prosecutor told jurors in closing arguments Monday to focus on three easy-to-digest principles.


"There's a lot to it," said Assistant U.S. Attorney Peter B. Axelrod, "but at the end of the day, it boils down to basic, fundamental co...

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