O'NEILL
Globespan, Inc. v. O'NEILL
Opinion
Opinion
Baird, J.
ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT BROADCOM’S MOTION TO DISMISS
I. INTRODUCTION
Plaintiff, GlobeSpan, Inc., brings the instant suit against Defendants, John O’Neill and Broadcom Corporation (“Broadcom”), alleging misappropriation of trade secrets, unfair competition, and breach of the duty of loyalty. Defendant Broadcom brings a motion to dismiss.
II. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
On May 18, 1998, Defendant O’Neill began work as a Market Development Manager in Plaintiffs symmetric DSL (“SDSL”) division, and was subsequently promoted to Product Line Manager. See Compl. at 2, ¶ 6.
On March 1, 2001, Defendant O’Neill allegedly informed Plaintiff that he was resigning from his employment effective March 14, 2001. See id. at 6, ¶¶ 14, 15. Plaintiff alleges that Defendant O’Neill had access to trade secrets and confidential information during his employment. See id. at 3, ¶ 9. Plaintiff further alleges that Defendant O’Neill has retained several binders containing trade secrets and confidential information since leaving his employment with Plaintiff. See id. at 7, ¶ 18.
On March 16, 2001, Defendant O’Neill allegedly began working as a Marketing Director for Defendant Broadcom, one of…