Stuart Corner
Thursday, 20 October 2005 18:51
IT Industry -
Deals
Motorola has filed a law suit against its former executive, Mike Zafirovski, who was earlier this week
named president and CEO of Nortel Networks.
The lawsuit alleges, among other things, that Zafirovski - who resigned earlier this year as Motorola's president and chief operating officer - has breached various agreements with Motorola by accepting the position with Nortel and that his employment by Nortel will inevitably result in the use or disclosure of Motorola's trade secrets.
The lawsuit seeks, among other things, an injunction to enjoin Zafirovski from rendering services to Nortel for two years, from soliciting or hiring Motorola employees, and from using or disclosing Motorola's confidential information. The lawsuit does not name Nortel as a defendant, but the injunctive relief requested is against Zafirovski and his employers, among others.
Nortel says that it and Zafirovski are reviewing the lawsuit and intend to pursue discussions with Motorola with a view to resolving the dispute.