Friday, February 17, 2012

Jury awards $11M to former McKesson rep - Sacramento Business Journal:

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The division of medical giantt took Phoenix medical equipment and pharmwa salesman Carmen Caccavale to courgin 2004, claiming he had violatedf some trade practices. After working for seven years at McKesson, Caccavale had takejn a job with HenryScheih Inc., a medical supply firm. U.S. District Court Judge Susan Boltondismissed McKesson’s suit in December. Caccaval had not signed a noncompete saidMark Fuller, an attorney with the Phoenix law firm Gallaghee & Kennedy PA, which represents Caccavale and “It was sort of a trade secret case,” Fuller said of McKesson’as unsuccessful claim.
Fuller said his clientxs then countersued McKesson, saying the San Francisco-basedx medical and health care supplies firm abused the legal process in going after itsformer salesman. McKessohn spokesman James Larkin said the company plans to appea lthe award, which was handed down May 20 by a U.S. Districg Court jury in Phoenix. “We believe the verdict againstMcKessoh Medical-Surgical Inc. was wrong based on both the factx of the case andthe law, and we intenx to appeal,” Larkin said. Caccavale was awardec $5 million and Melville, N.Y.-based Schein was awardefd $6 million, Fuller said.

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