Eaton lawyers under fire for conduct in trade-secrets lawsuit
A report prepared for a Mississippi court said Eaton Corp. and its lawyers undertook an “outrageous course of conduct” in attempting to tamper with the judicial system — so outrageous, in fact, that the court had no choice but to dismiss Eaton’s $1 billion trade-secrets lawsuit against a rival aerospace company.
The report, prepared by a court official known as a special master, was a pivotal setback for Eaton in its 10-year legal fight against Frisby Aerospace of Clemmons, N.C. (Read the full report (PDF); some sections were redacted on the copy obtained by The Plain Dealer.)
Soon after the report was submitted in August 2010, Hinds County Circuit Court Judge Swan Yerger threw out Eaton’s lawsuit. The Cleveland-based company has been trying since then to get the lawsuit reinstated and to present its case to a jury.
Cleveland Plain Dealer
6/14/12
Magnolia Tribune
