International law firm Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, representing Grillo’s Pickles, has initiated a lawsuit against investment banking entity Harris Williams LLC. The lawsuit pertains to allegations of intellectual property misappropriation and violation of non-disclosure agreements.
Harris Williams, a subsidiary of PNC Financial Services, is accused of disclosing proprietary pickle recipes with the intention to facilitate the sale of Patriot Pickle Inc. The latter had been contracted with Grillo’s Pickles in a co-packing agreement. It is alleged that the secret recipe was shared without the appropriate consent, constituting a breach of the existing contractual agreement between Grillo’s Pickles and Patriot Pickle Inc.
The initial details of this complaint were first made available to the public by Law.com Radar.
For additional information on this legal battle and to follow any ongoing developments in the case, please refer to the original outing of this information at Law.com.