Zunum awarded $72 million in Boeing lawsuit

Zunum Aero has been awarded $81.2 million, alongside $11.6 million for tortious interference, following its lawsuit against Boeing. However, for “failing to mitigate damages”, the amount awarded was reduced to £72 million. The amount could be tripled depending on a judge’s decision due to laws surrounding trade secrets. A jury, made up of nine people, agreed with Zunum that Boeing had “misappropriated 11 of Zunum’s trade secrets and enriched itself in the process”. Zunum, the Kirkland, Washington-based aviation start-up, had claimed that Boeing had “stolen trade secrets” to power hybrid-electric planes. Launching in 2017, Zunum started with plans to launch