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Armored-vehicle manufacturers in a legal scrap
Armored-vehicle manufacturer Force Protection Inc. is suing competitor Protected Vehicles Inc., charging the latter with stealing its trade secrets.
The 29-page lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court in Charleston, asserts that Garth Barrett and other former Force Protection executives who left the Ladson-based company two years ago to found Protected Vehicles left with more than their contributions to their 401(k) plans. The lawsuit claims they misappropriated confidential and proprietary information.
According to the lawsuit, the misappropriated information includes design details related to Force Protection’s ballistic- and blast-protected vehicles, as well as lists of suppliers for the raw materials that go into the armored, mine-resistant vehicles.
Protected Vehicles issued a written statement charging that Force Protection’s lawsuit against it is “frivolous” and an attempt to “stifle lawful competition” vital to the war against terrorism.
The North Charleston armored vehicle manufacturer also announced that it has hired the Hood Law Firm to defend the litigation.
On Aug. 23, Force Protection Inc., of Ladson, sued PVI charging it with stealing trade secrets.
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