4 Feb 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Wilmington, Delaware -- DuPont has filed a civil lawsuit in US District Court in Richmond, Virginia, against Kolon Industries, for theft of trade secrets and confidential information regarding DuPont's Kevlar aramid fibre. The company issued a statement from Senior Vice President and General Counsel Thomas L. Sager:
"We are taking action to ensure that our trade secrets remain protected. DuPont also is filing a lawsuit today in Canada and is considering similar actions in other countries. We are pursuing all available legal remedies regarding this issue, including damages and injunctive relief, to prevent further misappropriation of DuPont proprietary information."
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Press release from DuPont
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