VERTEX, INC. v. AVALARA, INC. et al
Case Number:
2:22-cv-00315
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Firms
- Blank Rome
- Buchanan Ingersoll
- Clark Hill
- Fisher & Phillips
- Gordon Tilden
- Honigman LLP
- Latham & Watkins
- Morgan Lewis
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June 10, 2025
Vertex Says Tax Software Rival Purposely Destroyed Evidence
Tax compliance software company Vertex Inc. told a Pennsylvania federal judge Monday that Avalara intentionally destroyed and failed to preserve "key sources of electronically stored information crucially relevant" to Vertex's lawsuit accusing its rival of poaching workers to steal trade secrets.
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February 24, 2025
Tax Software Co. Says Rival Is The Real Trade Secrets Thief
Corporate-focused tax preparation software company Avalara, accused by Vertex Inc. of poaching workers to steal trade secrets, has asked to file counterclaims, arguing Vertex has actually done the illegal poaching.
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May 07, 2024
Tax Software Co. Still Can't Trim Rival's Trade Secrets Suit
A corporate-focused tax preparation software company still can't pare back a suit alleging that it poached workers from its rival's recently acquired company, a Pennsylvania federal judge ruled Tuesday.