Logistics giant sues rival for poaching staff and trade secrets

Imperative Logistics LLC and its subsidiary DTH Expeditors LLC filed the complaint on Monday in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia against AMX Expedited, the Ashford-based carrier, and former Imperative employees Joseph Cochran and Mary Evette Jones. The lawsuit alleges a coordinated effort to misappropriate confidential business information, violate restrictive covenants, and interfere with customer relationships. The legal action centres on allegations that Cochran and Jones, who had worked for Imperative for since 2000 and 2005, took sensitive data before joining AMX Expedited earlier this year.…

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