Lawler Mfg. files lawsuit against Bradley Corp. and former Lawler employee for patent infringement.
A lawsuit was filed by Lawler Mfg. against Bradley Corp. and a former Lawler employee for patent infringement on its 911 thermostatic mixing valve technology.
After Bradley failed to acquire Lawler in 1996, the company made plans to "misappropriate Lawler's 911 technology by hiring the inventor in each of the Lawler patents," and violated the confidentiality agreements between the two companies, according to court documents. It was also found that Bradley had no product that would meet the new ANSI standard, and it had no thermostatic mixing valves intended for emergency applications.