Martinez
IOSM, Inc v. Martinez
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
I. Background
23 On December 19, 2019, Plaintiff IOSM, Inc. dba On-Site Health & Safety (“IOSM”) 24 filed this lawsuit in San Diego County Superior Court. According to the complaint, IOSM 25 “is in the business of providing first aid care to its customers; employees who sustain 26 injuries while on the job site.” [Doc. No. 1-5 at ¶ 8.] In 2009, IOSM expanded from the 27 San Francisco area to begin providing these services in southern California. [Id. at ¶ 9.] 28 At that time, IOSM hired Defendants Alfredo Martinez and Lee Cox as field technicians for the southern California market. [Id. at ¶ 10.] IOSM subsequently promoted Martinez and Cox to field supervisors, placing them in charge of running IOSM’s operations in the southern California market. [Id.] While employed by IOSM, Martinez and Cox had access to IOSM’s “(1) confidential customer lists and sales information, including customers’ strategic buying habits, product requirements, key contact persons and protocols, (2) confidential vendor lists and sources of supply, (3) financial and accounting information and data, (4) marketing, development, production and …