The lawsuit, filed in Marion Superior Court on Jan. 27, claims defendant Michael McDonough had been employed at 3C LLC for more than a year when the company discovered he was selling a competitor’s product while serving 3C customers. Indiana Lawyer was unable to immediately find contact information for McDonough.
3C specializes in hemp-containing products and cannabinoid research, according to the lawsuit. The company was the first in the United States to offer a federally legal THC-dominant product.
3C says it maintains a large amount of confidential information, including product formulas and recipes, consumer data, and marketing analytics and that these trade secrets are disclosed to some employees through an employment handbook.
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