After deliberating for two days and telling the judge that they were hung, the jury returned for an additional day of deliberation and ultimately convicted the defendant of conspiracy to stead trade secrets from Coca-Cola and sell them to Pepsi. Former Cocal-Cola secretary, Joya Williams, faces up to 10 years in prison. Total deliberation time: [...]
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You want to hold someone accountable for stealing trade secrets, but the defense wants to put the items into evidence to show that they were not trade secrets. Once they have been entered into the public record, they are no longer a trade secret. What do you do?
Coke Trade Secrets Trial Delayed
Williams attorney, Janice Singer, [...]
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Trial begins in alleged theft of Coca-Cola secrets – CNN.com
Joya Williams, former administrative assistant to Coca-Cola’s global brand director, is accused of stealing stealing new product samples and confidential documents from Coca-Cola and trying to sell them to PepsiCo Inc. The actual charge is for conspiracy, along with two other defendants, Edmund Duhaney and Ibrahim [...]
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