Case Details

Year Initiated/Committed

2014

Settlement Amount

n/a

Court

Oklahoma District Court

Docket Number

CJ-2014-1482

Lead State

OK

Participating States

OK

Defendant(s)

Neway Valve co.; Neway Industrial Material (Suzhou), Col, Ltd.; HNeway Oil Equipment col, Ltd.; Neway Industrial Material (Dafeng) Co., Ltd.; Neway Valve International, Inc.; Neway Valve (Suzhou) col, Ltd.

Case Description

Defendants used pirated software to design valves for oil field services industry, competing with Oklahoma companies that also designed valves for the oil industry. State filed suit claiming violations of the state’s consumer protection and antitrust laws, based on unfair methods of competition. The state sought injunctive relief, disgorgemetn and damages.