SANTA CLARA, Calif., Sept. 7 (UPI) — Mark Hurd was sued by his former employer, Hewlett-Packard, Tuesday, the day after he was hired as co-president of rival Oracle Corp., an HP spokeswoman said.
Hewlett-Packard contends in its lawsuit, filed in Superior Court in Santa Clara, Calif., that Hurd violated a confidentiality provision in his severance agreement when he took the Oracle job.
“Mark Hurd agreed to and signed agreements designed to protect H-P’s trade secrets and confidential information,” a spokeswoman for the Palo Alto, Calif., computer maker said. “H-P intends to enforce those agreements.”
Representatives for Hurd and Oracle declined to comment on the lawsuit.
Hurd resigned from Hewlett-Packard last month amid news of a scandal involving his relationship with a marketing consultant. He was hired by Oracle co-founder Lawrence Ellison Monday to help run the Redwood City, Calif., software maker.
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