Canoo claims former execs joined the company to steal secrets and launch a rival automaker

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In a 58-page lawsuit filed December 22, EV startup Canoo alleges several former employees stole intellectual property for their new company.

and other parts — and is using that to develop its business model and form industry partnerships.

"This is a case of corporate espionage by a group of serial grifters who infiltrated Canoo to steal its intellectual property and human capital," the filing states. Those executives"always intended to own and control their own EV company. And they were determined to do so without letting anything get in their way," it reads.

The filing alleges"Weicker, Charbonneau, and Eberts misappropriated vast amounts of Canoo's financial resources, business plans, human capital, trade secrets, and other intellectual property, and conspired with Harris to form Harbinger using Canoo's stolen intellectual property." A Canoo spokesperson told Insider in a statement Tuesday that,"As this lawsuit demonstrates, we take the protection of our IP seriously."

"Harbinger and its co-founders have always operated with the utmost integrity and have never engaged in any actions that would give rise to this meritless lawsuit," a Harbinger spokesperson told Insider in a statement."While we cannot provide further comment at this time, we are confident in our position and will vigorously defend ourselves against any baseless allegations brought forth by Canoo.

 

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