Veeva Systems v. Medidata Solutions CA1/3

Filed 3/10/22 Veeva Systems v. Medidata Solutions CA1/

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION THREE

VEEVA SYSTEMS, INC.,

Plaintiff and Appellant,

A158736, A159062

v. MEDIDATA SOLUTIONS, INC. et (Alameda County al., Super. Ct. No. RG17868081) Defendants and Appellants.

Veeva Systems, Inc. (Veeva) sued Medidata Solutions, Inc. (Medidata) and Sparta Systems, Inc. (Sparta) (collectively defendants) for declaratory and injunctive relief, alleging that defendants’ use and enforcement of noncompete and nondisclosure agreements (NCA/NDAs) against their former employees violate Business and Professions Code section 16600.1 Defendants moved to strike Veeva’s operative complaint under the anti-SLAPP…