Where a plaintiff has alleged misappropriation of trade secrets and confidential information by two defendants who used to work for the plaintiff, the complaint should not be dismissed despite the defendants’ argument that the plaintiff has failed to identify with precision what information or knowledge the defendants took and why it qualifies for protection as trade secrets or confidential business information.
“The plaintiff, Overjet, Inc. was founded in 2018 by Wardah Inam, a computer scientist. Overjet describes itself as a ‘leading dental AI platform,’ which built a ‘novel AI platform’ that assists dentists and insurers in improving the ‘treatment workflow — from diagnosis and treatment planning to the accurate and efficient payment of claims.’ … When Overjet was a start-up, it hired the individual defendants, Deepak Ramaswamy and Shaju Puthussery. Ramaswamy served as chief technology officer (‘CTO’) and a director of Overjet beginning in October 2018. Puthussery served as chief operating officer (‘COO’) beginning in June 2019. On May 11, 2022, Ramaswamy submitted his resignation to Overjet, followed by Puthussery on May 13, 2022, although both remained in their roles at Overjet through July 15, 2022 and September 23, 2022, respectively. On Monday, September 26, 2022, Ramaswamy and Puthussery incorporated 32Health, Inc. and immediately began soliciting investors and clients for their new company. In this lawsuit, Overjet alleges that Ramaswamy and Puthussery were able...
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