Casual Male wins $1.5m lawsuit
Casual Male Retail Group Inc., a retailer of big and tall men's apparel, said today that a jury awarded the company $1.5 million in a lawsuit against a former employee and competitor Westport Big & Tall.
Casual Male sued former staffer Robert Yarbrough and Westport Big & Tall, in a federal court in Massachusetts, alleging that Yarbrough violated his non-competition obligations to Casual Male and misappropriated the company's trade secrets.
The jury awarded the Casual Male $1.1 million in damages against Yarbrough and a further $400,000 in damages against Westport Big & Tall. Interest will accrue on the awards from 2005.
Casual Male also sued Cutter & Buck Inc., a competitor and supplier, along with Yarbrough in a separate case that is still pending in Massachusetts federal court.
Casual Male Retail Group operates 473 Casual Male XL retail and outlet stores, 25 Rochester Big & Tall stores, 12 Casual Male at Sears-Canada stores and a direct-to-consumer business.
Shares fell 16 cents to $10.43 during morning trading. (AP)
