A Seattle judge has ordered a neutral, independent forensic analysis of employee computers at Zillow, appearing to bolster allegations that the company stole trade secrets from realtor.com®, its leading competitor, and attempted to destroy the evidence.
Realtor.com® operator Move Inc. and the National Association of REALTORS® filed suit against Zillow last year, claiming two top Move executives shared confidential information with Zillow before accepting high-placement positions there. Former realtor.com® President Errol Samuelson and former Move Executive Vice President of Industry Development Curt Beardsley engaged in deceptive and unlawful conduct by passing highly sensitive information to Zillow CEO Spencer Rascoff and others in the run-up to their March 2014 departures from Move, the suit alleges.