Former employees of High Liner shrimp subsidiary Rubicon -- who in 2019 started their own company called Haven Foods -- will no longer have to pay the Canadian seafood giant $100 million (€91.75 million) over allegations the two stole trade secrets related to the US shrimp market and "poached" significant business from Rubicon’s key customer, Kroger.
Both parties agreed to dismiss the case in April, according to documents filed with the US District Court in the Central District of California's Western Division.
Last September, the groups said they would agree upon a private neutral mediator and participate in a private mediation proceeding.
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