PilePro LLC Obtains Preliminary Injunction Against Former Employee

AUSTIN, Texas, April 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- PilePro LLC today disclosed that a Texas state court issued a preliminary injunction preventing a former employee from disclosing its confidential and proprietary information.

On September 8, 2011, a Travis County District Court Judge enjoined Humphrey Chang, the company's former Chief Financial Officer and a current manager of SteelWall GmbH, from transferring or disclosing PilePro's confidential information and trade secrets.

In addition to finding that Chang unlawfully possessed confidential information about PilePro's business operations, the Travis County District Court ruled that the injunction was necessary because Chang's continued communications with companies and individuals in the sheet piling industry increased the risk that Chang would unlawfully disclose that information to PilePro's competitors.

PilePro Chairman Rob Wendt stated, "PilePro is pleased that Texas courts have taken steps to preserve PilePro's competitive advantage in the sheet piling market."

About PilePro®:
PilePro® is the world's only full line connector manufacturer for the steel sheet pile industry. PilePro manufactures corners and connectors for all types of sheet pile used around the world. The connectors are made to highly stringent standards that form precise, seamless connections between steel sheet pile, and other support systems, such as H‐Beam, I‐Beam and Pipes/Tubes. PilePro recently announced that its sheetpile connector range has joined the Technical Product Manual of Skyline Steel, the U.S. subsidiary of ArcelorMittal S.A. [NYSE: MT], the world's largest steel manufacturer. For more information, see www.pilepro.com.

SOURCE PilePro LLC