Fortescue vs. Element Zero: Miner plunges into a bitter court battle after winning against former employees over intrusive raids

Fortescue has vowed to continue taking action against three former employees it accuses of stealing intellectual property after the company won a preliminary legal battle over maintaining dramatic, court-sanctioned raids on their businesses and homes.

Fortescue claims that two former scientists would not have been able to develop Element Zero so quickly without the miner's technology

Fortescue claims that without the use of the major mining company's technology, two of his former scientists would not have been able to make such rapid progress in their new iron ore processing venture. Previously secret documents revealed by the Federal Court on Wednesday show that Fortescue made a series of detailed allegations about an … Read more