NDA Breach Yields $6.8m for Dental Tech Company

A federal district court in Central California awarded Sirona Dental Systems Inc. $6.8 million in damages after finding former employee Jian Lu liable for stealing trade secrets. Lu, who had signed a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) in 2009, misappropriated confidential designs related to Sirona's Apollo DI technology to establish competing companies in China. This case underscores the enforceability of NDAs and the significant legal and financial repercussions of breaching them. It also highlights the necessity for companies to act decisively to protect their proprietary information when misappropriation is suspected.