Medidata Solutions, Inc. v. Veeva Systems Inc. et al
Case Summary
On January 26, 2017, Medidata Solutions, Inc. (“Medidata” or “Plaintiff”), represented by Benjamin A. Yaghoubian of DLA Piper LLP, Bonnie L. Jarrett, Claudia E. Ray, Erin Quick, Joseph A. Loy, Jason M. Wilcox, Yosef J Riemer, Jordan Mitchell Heinz, Patrick Arnett, David Nelson Draper, Chris Ilardi and others of Kirkland & Ellis LLP, filed a civil action against Veeva Systems Inc., Alan Mateo, Michelle Marlborough, Sondra Pepe, Jason Rizzo and Richard Young (collectively, the “Former Employees,” and together with Veeva, the “Defendants”) represented by Andrea N. Sanchez, Benjamin D. Rothstein, Christa Anderson, Divya Musinipally, Elizabeth Egan, Khari J. Tillery, Laurie C. Mims, Molly C. Villagra, Reid P. Mullen, Taylor L. Reeves and others of Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP, seeking declaratory and injunctive relief along with damages for the defendants’ alleged breach of contract, misappropriation of trade secrets and unfair competition. This case was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, with Judges Lorna G. Schofield and Robert W. Lehrburger presiding.
In the complaint, the plaintiff stated, “Founded in 1999, Medidata is a global SaaS company that works with the medical, pharmaceutical, and biotechnology research industry to make clinical trials better. Medidata focuses on providing innovative products and services to help its customers run better clinical trials, thereby ensuring that new treatments and therapies are made available quickly and safely to the patients who need them.”
The plaintiff alleged, “Medidata held its initial public offering (‘IPO’) on NASDAQ in June 2009. By that time, Medidata’s customer base included 22 of the top 25 global pharmaceutical companies measured by revenue and many middle-market life sciences companies. In 2009, Amgen, AstraZeneca, Johnson & Johnson, Roche and Takeda Pharmaceutical were Medidata’s largest customers measured by revenues.”
The plaintiff further alleged, “Defendant Young was the fourth of the Former Employees to join Veeva. In his role as Vice President, Global Consulting Partners, Young had access to competitively sensitive information related to Medidata’s largest and most highly strategic partners, involving some of Medidata’s largest accounts and combined sales opportunities.
The plaintiff additionally alleged, “Veeva has been deliberately targeting Medidata employees is confirmed by a review of Veeva’s recent hiring patterns, which shows that a disproportionate percentage of Veeva’s hires over the last year have come from Medidata. In 2016, Veeva hired more than twice as many individuals from Medidata as it did from such other competitors as Oracle Health Sciences, Parexel and CSC Life Sciences, which likely would have been equally good sources of qualified and experienced candidates.”
The plaintiff also alleged, “By making false, fraudulent, and misleading statements to consumers, Defendant Bass Pro has deceived thousands of consumers who have purchased the Socks under the false belief that the Socks come with the purported Lifetime Warranty. Consumers have been misled, induced and defrauded into spending money on a product that cannot be replaced for any reason at any time during a consumer’s lifetime and as a result, Plaintiff and other purchasers have been harmed by Defendant’s fraudulent misrepresentations and false advertising.”
Plaintiff listed nine claims for relief, including the alleged breach of contract and fiduciary duties, violation of the Defend Trade Secrets Act, misappropriation of trade secrets, aiding and abetting breach of fiduciary duties, unjust enrichment, unfair competition and tortious interference with contractual relations.
In its prayer for relief, the plaintiff requested a judgment for declaratory and injunctive relief and an award for damages along with pre- and post-judgment interest.
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Case Details
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Case Number:
1:17-CV-00589
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Filing Date:
01/26/2017
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Case Status:
Pending - Other Pending
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Case Type:
Other
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Court:
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Courthouse:
Judge Details
Referral Judge
Robert W. Lehrburger
Presiding Judges
Jed S. Rakoff
Lorna G. Schofield
Party Details
Plaintiffs
Medidata Solutions, Inc.
MDSOL Europe Limited
Defendants
Veeva Systems Inc
Alan Mateo
Michelle Marlborough
Sondra Pepe
Richard Young
Veeva Systems Inc.
Jason Rizzo
Not Classified By Court
Jill Johnston
Attorney/Law Firm Details
Plaintiff Attorneys
Benjamin A. Yaghoubian
Attorney at DLA Piper LLP
2000 Avenue Of The Stars, Suite 400
Los Angeles, CA 90067
Bonnie Leigh Jarrett
Attorney at Kirkland & Ellis LLP
601 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10022
Chris Ilardi
Attorney at Kirkland & Ellis LLP (NYC)
601 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10022
David Nelson Draper
Attorney at Kirkland & Ellis LLP (NYC)
601 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10022
Jordan Mitchell Heinz
Attorney at Kirkland & Ellis LLP (IL)
300 North Lasalle Street
Chicago, IL 60654
Joseph Allen Loy
Attorney at Kirkland & Ellis LLP (NYC)
601 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10022
Patrick Arnett
Attorney at Kirkland & Ellis LLP
1301 Pennsylvania Avenue, Nw
Washington, DC 20004
Yosef J Riemer
Attorney at Kirkland & Ellis LLP (NYC)
601 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10022
Claudia Elizabeth Ray
Attorney at Kirkland & Ellis LLP (NYC)
153 East 53Rd Street
New York, NY 10022
Defendant Attorneys
Christa Anderson
Attorney at Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP
633 Battery Street
San Francisco, CA 94111
Andrew T. Hambelton
Attorney at Blank Rome LLP
1271 Avenue Of Americas
New York, NY 10020
Divya Musinipally
Attorney at Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP
633 Battery Street
San Francisco, CA 94111
Elizabeth Egan
Attorney at Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP
633 Battery Street
San Francisco, CA 94111
Kevin Joseph Bruno
Attorney at Blank Rome, LLP(NJ)
301 Carnegie Center
Princeton, NJ 08540
Khari J. Tillery
Attorney at Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP
633 Battery Street
San Francisco, CA 94111
Andrea Nill Sanchez
Attorney at Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP
633 Battery Street
San Francisco, CA 94111
Benjamin David Rothstein
Attorney at Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP
633 Battery Street
San Francisco, CA 94111
Molly Caldwell Villagra
Attorney at Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP
747 44Th St
Oakland, CA 94609
Reid P. Mullen
Attorney at Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP
633 Battery Street
San Francisco, CA 94111
William David Williams
Attorney at McKool Smith, P.C. (TX)
300 Crescent Court, Suite 1500
Dallas, TX 75201
Court Documents
Exhibit P
Exhibit O
Exhibit N
Exhibit M
Exhibit L
Exhibit K
Exhibit J
Exhibit I
Exhibit H
Exhibit G
Exhibit F
Exhibit E
Exhibit D
Exhibit C
Exhibit B
Exhibit A
Docket Entries
- 07/15/2022
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Docket(#827) NOTICE OF FILING OF OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT Notice is hereby given that an official transcript of a trial proceeding held on 7/15/22 has been filed by the court reporter/transcriber in the above-captioned matter. The parties have seven (7) calendar days to file with the court a Notice of Intent to Request Redaction of this transcript. If no such Notice is filed, the transcript may be made remotely electronically available to the public without redaction after 90 calendar days....(Moya, Goretti) (Entered: 07/15/2022)
- 07/15/2022
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Docket(#826) TRANSCRIPT of Proceedings re: trial held on 7/15/2022 before Judge Jed S. Rakoff. Court Reporter/Transcriber: Martha Martin, (212) 805-0300. Transcript may be viewed at the court public terminal or purchased through the Court Reporter/Transcriber before the deadline for Release of Transcript Restriction. After that date it may be obtained through PACER. Redaction Request due 8/5/2022. Redacted Transcript Deadline set for 8/15/2022. Release of Transcript Restriction set for 10/13/2022..(Moya, Goretti) (Entered: 07/15/2022)
- 07/15/2022
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Docket(#825) NOTICE OF FILING OF OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT Notice is hereby given that an official transcript of a trial proceeding held on 7//14/22 has been filed by the court reporter/transcriber in the above-captioned matter. The parties have seven (7) calendar days to file with the court a Notice of Intent to Request Redaction of this transcript. If no such Notice is filed, the transcript may be made remotely electronically available to the public without redaction after 90 calendar days....(Moya, Goretti) (Entered: 07/15/2022)
- 07/15/2022
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Docket(#824) TRANSCRIPT of Proceedings re: trial held on 7/14/2022 before Judge Jed S. Rakoff. Court Reporter/Transcriber: Martha Martin, (212) 805-0300. Transcript may be viewed at the court public terminal or purchased through the Court Reporter/Transcriber before the deadline for Release of Transcript Restriction. After that date it may be obtained through PACER. Redaction Request due 8/5/2022. Redacted Transcript Deadline set for 8/15/2022. Release of Transcript Restriction set for 10/13/2022..(Moya, Goretti) (Entered: 07/15/2022)
- 07/15/2022
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Docket(#823) NOTICE OF FILING OF OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT Notice is hereby given that an official transcript of a trial proceeding held on 7/13/22 has been filed by the court reporter/transcriber in the above-captioned matter. The parties have seven (7) calendar days to file with the court a Notice of Intent to Request Redaction of this transcript. If no such Notice is filed, the transcript may be made remotely electronically available to the public without redaction after 90 calendar days....(Moya, Goretti) (Entered: 07/15/2022)
- 07/15/2022
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Docket(#822) TRANSCRIPT of Proceedings re: trial held on 7/13/2022 before Judge Jed S. Rakoff. Court Reporter/Transcriber: Martha Martin, (212) 805-0300. Transcript may be viewed at the court public terminal or purchased through the Court Reporter/Transcriber before the deadline for Release of Transcript Restriction. After that date it may be obtained through PACER. Redaction Request due 8/5/2022. Redacted Transcript Deadline set for 8/15/2022. Release of Transcript Restriction set for 10/13/2022..(Moya, Goretti) (Entered: 07/15/2022)
- 07/15/2022
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Docket(#821) NOTICE OF FILING OF OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT Notice is hereby given that an official transcript of a trial proceeding held on 7/12/22 has been filed by the court reporter/transcriber in the above-captioned matter. The parties have seven (7) calendar days to file with the court a Notice of Intent to Request Redaction of this transcript. If no such Notice is filed, the transcript may be made remotely electronically available to the public without redaction after 90 calendar days....(Moya, Goretti) (Entered: 07/15/2022)
- 07/15/2022
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Docket(#820) TRANSCRIPT of Proceedings re: trial held on 7/12/2022 before Judge Jed S. Rakoff. Court Reporter/Transcriber: Martha Martin, (212) 805-0300. Transcript may be viewed at the court public terminal or purchased through the Court Reporter/Transcriber before the deadline for Release of Transcript Restriction. After that date it may be obtained through PACER. Redaction Request due 8/5/2022. Redacted Transcript Deadline set for 8/15/2022. Release of Transcript Restriction set for 10/13/2022..(Moya, Goretti) (Entered: 07/15/2022)
- 07/15/2022
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Docket(#819) NOTICE OF FILING OF OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT Notice is hereby given that an official transcript of a trial proceeding held on 7/11/22 has been filed by the court reporter/transcriber in the above-captioned matter. The parties have seven (7) calendar days to file with the court a Notice of Intent to Request Redaction of this transcript. If no such Notice is filed, the transcript may be made remotely electronically available to the public without redaction after 90 calendar days....(Moya, Goretti) (Entered: 07/15/2022)
- 07/15/2022
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Docket(#818) TRANSCRIPT of Proceedings re: trial held on 7/11/2022 before Judge Jed S. Rakoff. Court Reporter/Transcriber: Martha Martin, (212) 805-0300. Transcript may be viewed at the court public terminal or purchased through the Court Reporter/Transcriber before the deadline for Release of Transcript Restriction. After that date it may be obtained through PACER. Redaction Request due 8/5/2022. Redacted Transcript Deadline set for 8/15/2022. Release of Transcript Restriction set for 10/13/2022..(Moya, Goretti) (Entered: 07/15/2022)
- 01/26/2017
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Docket(#10) NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Joseph Allen Loy on behalf of Medidata Solutions, Inc.. (Loy, Joseph) (Entered: 01/26/2017)
- 01/26/2017
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Docket(#9) REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS as to Richard Young, re: #1 Complaint,,. Document filed by Medidata Solutions, Inc.. (Ray, Claudia) (Entered: 01/26/2017)
- 01/26/2017
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Docket(#8) REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS as to Veeva Systems Inc., re: #1 Complaint,,. Document filed by Medidata Solutions, Inc.. (Ray, Claudia) (Entered: 01/26/2017)
- 01/26/2017
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Docket(#7) REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS as to Jason Rizzo, re: #1 Complaint,,. Document filed by Medidata Solutions, Inc.. (Ray, Claudia) (Entered: 01/26/2017)
- 01/26/2017
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Docket(#6) REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS as to Sondra Pepe, re: #1 Complaint,,. Document filed by Medidata Solutions, Inc.. (Ray, Claudia) (Entered: 01/26/2017)
- 01/26/2017
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Docket(#5) REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS as to Alan Mateo, re: #1 Complaint,,. Document filed by Medidata Solutions, Inc.. (Ray, Claudia) (Entered: 01/26/2017)
- 01/26/2017
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Docket(#4) REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS as to Michelle Marlborough, re: #1 Complaint,,. Document filed by Medidata Solutions, Inc.. (Ray, Claudia) (Entered: 01/26/2017)
- 01/26/2017
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Docket(#3) RULE 7.1 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. No Corporate Parent. Document filed by Medidata Solutions, Inc..(Ray, Claudia) (Entered: 01/26/2017)
- 01/26/2017
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Docket(#2) CIVIL COVER SHEET filed. (Ray, Claudia) (Entered: 01/26/2017)
- 01/26/2017
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Docket(#1) COMPLAINT against Michelle Marlborough, Alan Mateo, Sondra Pepe, Jason Rizzo, Veeva Systems Inc., Richard Young. (Filing Fee $ 400.00, Receipt Number 0208-13241730)Document filed by Medidata Solutions, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B, #3 Exhibit C, #4 Exhibit D, #5 Exhibit E, #6 Exhibit F, #7 Exhibit G, #8 Exhibit H, #9 Exhibit I, #10 Exhibit J, #11 Exhibit K, #12 Exhibit L, #13 Exhibit M, #14 Exhibit N, #15 Exhibit O, #16 Exhibit P)(Ray, Claudia) (Entered: 01/26/2017)
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