Flexport has filed a lawsuit against former employees Bryan Lacaillade and Yingwei Jason Zhao, accusing them of stealing trade secrets to establish Freightmate, a competing shipping-technology company. The lawsuit, filed in San Francisco, claims Lacaillade and Zhao conspired to form Freightmate while still working at Flexport. They registered Freightmate's domain months before their departures and allegedly used confidential information to develop its offerings, including an automation product called Docmate. This case highlights corporate concerns over intellectual property theft in competitive industries.
The lawsuit filed Wednesday alleges that Freightmate, formed by former Flexport employees, was built on stolen trade secrets rather than genuine innovation.
Flexport accuses its former director and manager of conspiring to launch a rival company while still employed, stealing vital information and trade secrets.
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