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Nutrien Ag Solutions Inc. alleged in a Northern District of New York complaint on Friday that a former employee, Thomas M. Mackerer, used confidential information he learned while working as a warehouse manager and marketing manager at the company after taking a position with a competitor.
According to the filing, between August and September of last year he copied files from the plaintiff without authorization or notification and then resigned on Sept. 18, 2020. Days later, the defendant began working in sales and marketing at Carolina Eastern-Vail Inc. (CaroVail) which is a competitor of Nutrien.
Nutrien alleged that the actions of Mackerer “represent a breach of fiduciary duties to Nutrien and a misappropriation of Nutrien’s trade secrets.” The company told the court that it should be entitled to injunctive relief as well as monetary relief.