A federal judge in Austin has awarded MWK Recruiting, a search firm in Austin owned by Robert Kinney, a total of $3.64 million in damages after finding that former employee Evan Jowers breached an employment contract and misappropriated trade secrets to make a profit.
In a 44-page findings of fact and conclusions of law issued Thursday, U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman of the Western District of Texas awarded the plaintiff $515,326 for misappropriation of trade secrets, $3,082,841 for breach of an employment agreement, and a total of $41,963 for repayment of loans, for a total of $3,640,132.
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