Big Alabama Trade Secrets Verdict Upheld
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The Birmingham News is reporting that Mobile County Circuit Court Judge Robert Smith has upheld a verdict against Ineos Americas LLC and Ineos Phenol in a case brought Dr. Sven Peter Mannsfeld.
Mannsfeld claimed that the chemical companies stole his trade secrets for a process that transformed some hazardous waste into valuable manufacturing ingredients.Last October, a Mobile jury determined that the companies owed $192 million in compensatory damages.
Ineos is appealing.
Mannsfeld, according to the report, is 72 and worked at chemical maker Degussa for three decades.
Mannsfeld claimed that the chemical companies stole his trade secrets for a process that transformed some hazardous waste into valuable manufacturing ingredients.Last October, a Mobile jury determined that the companies owed $192 million in compensatory damages.
Ineos is appealing.
Mannsfeld, according to the report, is 72 and worked at chemical maker Degussa for three decades.
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