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Last week, Landus Cooperative announced they were seeking a temporary restraining order in federal court against NEW Cooperative and two former Landus field sales agronomists who are now NEW Coop employees, Brian David Berns and Jeffrey Ryan Headley. Landus alleges the two conspired to steal confidential information, “trade secrets,” they used to solicit business for NEW Cooperative and then destroyed evidence of the theft of information after the fact. In addition to the restraining order, Landus is seeking actual, punitive and exemplary damages, attorney fees and interest. On Thursday, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa filed an order in favor of the Landus request, granting the temporary restraining order and a preliminary injunction. The order states the defendants are barred from using the plaintiff’s confidential information and must return all copies of what is alleged to have been taken. In addition, Headley and Berns are barred from soli
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NEW Cooperative and two of its employees are being sued after Landus Cooperative said they stole critical trade information and customers, according to a lawsuit filed in federal court last week.
Landus said it has lost over $250,000 in payments refunded to former customers after two disgruntled employees, Brian Berns and Jeffrey Headley, left the Ames-based farmers’ co-op in December for NEW Co-op, based in Fort Dodge. At least 18 farmers with business at Landus have asked to have their soil samples sent to NEW Co-op.
In court filings, Landus has requested expedited temporary and permanent injunctions against NEW, pending trial, to prevent further damage during “prepay season,” the time from November to February in which farmers get the best discount by prepaying for products and services. In support of the injunctions, the suit accuses Berns and Headley of destroying evidence critical to the case.