Court Rejects Medidata Lawsuit Against Veeva for Lack of Evidence, Blocks Medidata's Moves to Limit Competition and Employee Rights

Major win for employee rights and the life sciences industry as court ends Medidata's moves to stifle innovation and free flow of talent

NEW YORK and PLEASANTON, Calif. , July 18, 2022  /PRNewswire/ -- The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York has dismissed the trade secret misappropriation lawsuit filed by Medidata, a Dassault Systèmes company, against Veeva Systems (NYSE:VEEV). Midway through the jury trial, the judge ended the proceedings and rejected the suit, finding that Medidata was unable to substantiate its claims against Veeva. The ruling is an important move in the protection of employee and customer rights as the case represented an attempt to limit competition and the free flow of talent with unfounded trade secret claims.