Move seeks injunction while CoStar remains defiant

Why Relocate looks for an injunction: Lawyers for Relocate said the 5 papers “include big amounts of confidential information about Move’s successful content production platform” along with Realtor.com’s “formula for raising search engine optimization.”

The legal battle between portal opponents Homes.com and Realtor.com proceeded today with legal representatives for Move– the parent firm of Realtor.com– asking the court to give a preliminary order versus CoStar.

“Relocate’s feeling of despair is palpable,” Fighter claimed. “Its most recent declaring simply repeats the same lawyer arguments, with no proof that CoStar has, or has actually utilized, Relocate documents. We have stated from the beginning that Move’s instance against CoStar was a public relations stunt, and this is just extra evidence.”

What are the trade secrets entailed? While a hearing previously in the month helped shine some light on the trade secrets Relocate attorneys say were accessed by former employee James Kaminsky and CoStar, the other day’s filings specifically highlight five documents that relate to Realtor.com’s audience and income development, company and method plans, editorial budget, and staff member info.

Why CoStar is targeted: In the filings, Move legal representatives suggest that CoStar is “vicariously accountable for its worker’s conduct” and discussed the blasé perspective and remarks from CoStar leadership– specifically from chief executive officer Andy Florance, that has referred to the claims as “absurd” and a “PR stunt,” and corporate advise Genetics Fighter– that downplay the severity of the issue.

“One may anticipate that, after Mr. Kaminsky’s cyber breach emerged, CoStar would certainly advise its worker and take immediate activity to stop further misbehavior,” Relocate lawyers composed. “However that did not take place. Rather, CoStar ratified the misbehavior by rushing to Mr. Kaminsky’s protection and attacking Relocate.”

Because the two rivals are engaged “in a well-publicized battle for internet site traffic” and since CoStar “can not be depended police themselves,” according to Move legal representatives, the request for an order would “quit further misappropriation of certain trade secrets.”