CALGARY, Alberta, Dec. 11, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- DIRTT Environmental Solutions Ltd. (“DIRTT” or the “Company”) (TSX:DRT, NASDAQ:DRTT), an interior construction company that uses technology for client-driven design and manufacturing, filed a federal lawsuit in the U.S. District Court of Utah against Falkbuilt Ltd, Falkbuilt, LLC, Falk Mountain States, LLC, Kristy Henderson, and former DIRTT employee Lance Henderson. This action seeks to restrain the defendants from misappropriating DIRTT’s confidential information, trade secrets, business intelligence and customer information, and using that information to advance Falkbuilt’s U.S. businesses to the detriment of DIRTT.
The Company stated: “We are taking this action today to protect our brand, our business and the interests of our employees, clients, distribution partners, suppliers and shareholders and the communities we are privileged to serve. While we do not believe these efforts to interfere with our Company have had a material impact on our financial performance to date, such activity cannot be overlooked. We will take appropriate steps to safeguard the value of our business, brand, trusted relationships we have in the marketplace, and our longstanding commitments to our stakeholders. We intend to pursue this action to the fullest extent allowed by the law.”
The filing can be viewed at this link: http://doc-dir.com/uploads/complaint.pdf
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About DIRTT
DIRTT is a building process powered by technology. The Company uses its proprietary ICE® software to design, manufacture and install fully customized interior environments. The technology drives DIRTT’s advanced manufacturing and provides certainty on cost, schedule and the final result. Complete interior spaces are constructed faster, cleaner and more sustainably. DIRTT’s manufacturing facilities are located in Phoenix, Savannah and Calgary and the Company works with nearly 100 sales construction partners globally. DIRTT trades on the Nasdaq under the symbol “DRTT” and on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol “DRT.” For more information, visit www.dirtt.com/investors.
For more information, please contact:
Kim MacEachern
Investor Relations, DIRTT
Kmaceachern@dirtt.com
403.618.4539
