<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=16XOnM_0uytTu5D00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=16XOnM_0uytTu5D00" width="390" height="420" ></figure>Boeing received some positive news on Wednesday as a federal judge in Seattle vacated a jury's $72 million trade secrets verdict against the airplane manufacturer.According to Reuters.com, United States District Judge James Robart ruled that electric-aircraft startup Zunum Aero’s lawsuit was invalid since the company did not provide proof that Boeing used information that was eligible for “trade-secret protection.”In response, officials from Zunum announced they would appeal the court’s decision, which they called disappointing. A Boeing spokesperson said the company was grateful for the “careful and thorough consideration of all the evidence at trial to reach this decision.”The Zunum lawsuit was filed in 2020 after the electric aircraft company said Boeing pulled investment money previously committed to developing a small commuter plane after “Boeing developed its own hybrid commuter aircraft using Zunum's trade secrets.”In May, a federal jury awarded Zunum nearly $81.2 million from Boeing for trade secret theft and $11.6 for tortious interference. The court reduced the total awarded to $72 million based on “damages that Zunum could have mitigated.”As part of his ruling, Judge Robart said the fine was “unjustified” since Zunum did not sufficiently identify “its secrets or demonstrated that they derived value from being kept secret.”For the latest travel news, updates and deals, subscribe to the daily TravelPulse newsletter.</div></body>

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Federal Judge Voids $72 Million Ruling Against Boeing

Boeing received some positive news on Wednesday as a federal judge in Seattle vacated a jury's $72 million trade secrets verdict against the airplane manufacturer. According to Reuters.com, United States District Judge James Robart ruled that electric-aircraft startup Zunum Aero’s lawsuit was invalid since the company did not provide proof that Boeing used information that was eligible for “trade-secret protection.”