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Joe Gibbs Racing sues ex-director Chris Gabehart, alleging a 'brazen' trade secrets theft
Joe Gibbs Racing alleges Chris Gabehart stole trade secrets causing about $8 million in damages and solicited employees to join rival Spire Motorsports.
- Joe Gibbs Racing filed a lawsuit accusing former competition director Chris Gabehart of stealing sensitive team data for the benefit of rival NASCAR team Spire Motorsports.
- The suit alleges Gabehart violated his contract, stole trade secrets, and caused over $8 million in damages to JGR after his demands for more authority were denied.
- JGR claims Gabehart accessed confidential files, planned to join Spire as chief motorsports officer, and solicited JGR employees to move to Spire.
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Joe Gibbs Racing files $8M lawsuit against ex-competition director
Joe Gibbs Racing, in a lawsuit filed Thursday in the Western District of North Carolina, accused its former competition director, Chris Gabehart, of sharing confidential information and trade secrets with a competing team.
Joe Gibbs Racing NASCAR Team Sues Ex-Employee For Allegedly Funneling Info To Competitor
Chris Gabehart Joe Gibbs Racing Did former Joe Gibbs Racing competition director Chris Gabehart steal info and attempt to funnel it to competitor Spire Motorsports? That’s what the NASCAR powerhouse alleged in a new lawsuit filed in North Carolina on Thursday. Jordan Bianchi of The Athletic reports that Gabehart, 44, is accused of having “embarked on a brazen scheme to steal JGR’s most sensitive information and use it for the benefit of a direct…
Joe Gibbs Racing Sues Former Crew Chief
on Thursday, February 19, NASCAR team Joe Gibbs Racing filed suit against a former key employee for allegedly stealing proprietary information and taking it to his new team.The suit was filed against Christopher Gabehart in the Western District of NC alleging the former Crew Chief and Director of Competition stole confidential JGR information as he was preparing to leave the team. He is now employed by Spire Motorsports.NASCAR’s Joe Gibbs Racing…
Joe Gibbs Racing sues former director, alleging ‘brazen’ trade secrets theft
Joe Gibbs Racing on Thursday filed suit against former competition director Chris Gabehart for allegedly embarking on "a brazen scheme to steal JGR's most sensitive information" for the benefit of rival NASCAR team Spire Motorsports.
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Joe Gibbs Racing sues ex-director Chris Gabehart, alleging a 'brazen' trade secrets theft
Joe Gibbs Racing has sued former competition director Chris Gabehart. The team claims he stole sensitive data to help rival Spire Motorsports.
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