Jordan Katz

Rule Changes

Defending against trade secrets claims while pursuing antitrust counterclaims

Applied Systems, the dominant provider of insurance agency management software, has won a key legal battle against upstart competitor Comulate. A federal judge found that Comulate likely violated its contract by creating a fake insurance agency—PBC Consulting—to gain unauthorized access to Applied's Epic platform for 19 months, conducting product demonstrations and improving its own integration software.

Updated Feb 13