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Aug. 25, 2025

Radius Telematics accuses ex-executives of trade secret theft plan

Radius Telematics sued former executives, accusing them of stealing trade secrets, misusing Slack to plan a competing startup, and diverting assets and customers.

Radius Telematics accuses ex-executives of trade secret theft plan
Bijal V. Vakil

A Huntington Beach vehicle telematics company accused former executives of abusing their roles and using Slack to plan a hijack of computer systems and source code to start a copycat business, according to a complaint.

The trade secrets claims were filed in Santa Ana federal court last Thursday by Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP partner Bijal V. Vakil. The complaint alleges Radius Telematics recovered deleted Slack messages among its former CEO, sales officer and a non-p...

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