Kobre & Kim led litigation leading to one of the largest trade secret verdicts in US history
SACRAMENTO, Calif. , Nov. 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- In a sweeping 52-page order, Judge Michael Markman of the Superior Court of California, County of Alameda, rejected efforts by defendant Phillips 66 Company ("Phillips 66") to knock out the landmark $833 million trade secret misappropriation judgment won by renewable fuels pioneer Propel Fuels, Inc. ("Propel").
The case arose from a proposed acquisition of Propel by Phillips 66. After terminating the deal in 2018, Phillips 66 immediately launched a competing renewable fuels retail business using trade secrets acquired from Propel under NDA during due diligence and quickly grew the business into a multibillion-dollar operation. Per the court's

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