Oshkosh Corporation files “corporate espionage” lawsuit

The Oshkosh Corporation is suing a former employee and its largest Chinese competitor alleging corporate espionage. Oshkosh claims former J-L-G Industries mechanical engineer McKenzie Ditty was lured away to Sany America to provide the Chinese company with information on newly-patented boom lift technology. The lawsuit filed in Winnebago County Court also alleges Ditty failed to return the designs he helped develop to Oshkosh Corp after his departure from the company–and that he wiped his company-issued cell phone before returning that item. The suit seeks to block Ditty from sharing any information he developed at J-L-G with his new employer and monetary damages to be determined.