Staffing Firm’s Trade Secrets and Tortious Interference Claims Against Ex-Employees Rejected After Bench Trial (Part II of II)

The plaintiff staffing firm lost big in Instant Technology, LLC v. DeFazio, 2014 WL 1759184 (N.D. IL 2014).  The Northern District Court found for the defendants on the plaintiff’s non-compete counts (see prior post) as well as on its trade secrets, tortious interference and breach of fiduciary duty claims.  Trade Secrets Analysis The ex-employee defendants signed broad non-disclosure agreements that prevented them from …