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Caterpillar appeals $90M verdict after judge refuses to reduce damages in trade secrets lawsuit

By Noell Wolfgram Evans | Friday, Jun 16, 2017 @ 6:34pm

Both Caterpillar and the UK-based engineering firm that accused the Illinois-based heavy equipment maker of stealing its trade secrets have appealed, after a federal judge refused to alter a jury's verdict, in which the British engineering firm was awarded more than $90 million.
Caterpillar ordered to pay U.K. engineering firm $73 million for stealing trade secrets

By Jonathan Bilyk | Tuesday, Dec 22, 2015 @ 11:18am

A federal jury has ordered one of Illinois’ largest employers, Caterpillar, to pay a small United Kingdom-based company more than $73 million in damages, after the jury found Caterpillar had stolen trade secrets from the supplier business. On Dec. 18, the jury returned a verdict in favor of parts supplier Miller U.K.