Groupon Sues Ex-Employees Who Left for Google
Claims they took 'confidential trade secrets'
Groupon is suing two former employees who allegedly took “confidential trade secrets” to their new jobs at Google. The two ex-sales managers, Michael Nolan and Brian Hanna, left Groupon in September to join competing daily deals service Google Offers. Now, Groupon is taking legal action to keep them from divulging any more top secret information to their new employer.
Groupon claims that by defecting to Google, Hanna and Nolan are violating their employment agreement with Groupon, which forbids them from working for a direct competitor for 24 months after leaving the company.
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