MARSHALL, Texas, Aug 06, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Norit Americas, Inc. ("Norit") announced today it filed a lawsuit against ADA-ES, Inc. , ADA Environmental Solutions, LLC, and current ADA-ES employees, John Rectenwald and Stephen D. Young. Mr. Rectenwald and Mr. Young are former employees of Norit, having been employed by Norit for over 30 years.
Norit Americas filed the lawsuit in Marshall, Texas, and in the case asserts claims against the defendants including misappropriation of Norit's trade secrets related to activated carbon, breach of fiduciary duty, and interference with and breach of various contracts. Ron Thompson, CEO of Norit Americas, noted that "Norit considers its intellectual property to be among the Company's most valuable assets and Norit will act to protect it." Norit seeks to recover monetary damages from the defendants, as well as injunctive relief in the lawsuit.

