Consolidated Industries, LLC v. Maupin et al

  1. July 02, 2025

    Judge Sanctions Building Makers Over Withheld Evidence

    A Tennessee federal judge has sanctioned a group of building manufacturing employees and ordered them to pay their former employers' attorney fees, finding they'd intentionally withheld and spoiled evidence during discovery.

  2. November 06, 2023

    Building Manufacturer To Face Rival's Trade Secrets Suit

    A Tennessee judge on Monday denied a portable building manufacturer's bid for a pretrial win in rival Weather King's suit claiming its former employee recruited other staff members and used trade secrets to form competitor American Barn Co., finding that Weather King took reasonable steps to secure confidential information.