The court heard two motions in consolidated actions: one by ORBCOMM for the return of corporate data from former senior managers (Chan and Tourian) and the representative shareholder (Randy Taylor Professional Corporation), and another by ORBCOMM, Skywave, and Marc Eisenberg to strike a defamation claim brought by Chan and Tourian.
The court ordered Chan and Tourian to provide copies of the data but allowed them to retain their own copies, finding no contractual obligation to destroy them.
The defamation claim was struck for lack of particularity but with leave to amend, as the former managers were not parties to the main action and thus had no direct means to dispute allegations affecting their reputation.
