Global Water Group, Inc., a Dallas-based water purification equipment manufacturer, was awarded $1 million in damages in a trade secrets case.
In its Nov. 14 verdict, a jury in Dallas’ 116th District Court found that Robert Atchley and his company, Aspen Water, Inc., were part of a conspiracy to use Global Water Group’s technology.
In 1990, Atchley founded and became president of Global Water Technologies, Inc. In 1995, Global Water Group acquired the assets, trade secrets and intellectual properties of Global Water Technologies. In 1999, Mr. Atchley formed Aspen Water and began to manufacture water purification systems.
“Our society expects—and our laws require—honesty and integrity in business dealings,” said Scott E. Hayes, trial counsel to Global Water and a partner in Dallas’ Vial, Hamilton, Koch & Knox. “My client and I are grateful to the jury for upholding those values.”
“Global Water prides itself not just on the quality of its work and its leading-edge technology, but also on its ethical business practices,” said Alan Weiss, president of Global Water Group. “We are pleased to be able to get back to the business of providing water purification services at a time when it has never been more needed.”
Source: Global Water Group, Inc.
