US Mayo Medical Laboratories Sep 2014 Misuse (Q15722)

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US Mayo Medical Laboratories Sep 2014 Misuse
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    According to a criminal complaint, obtained through Mayo Clinic, Dr. Franklin Cockerill is accused of taking a high level position with a primary competitor of Mayo months before he actually left the clinic. Dr. Cockerill worked as a director and officer of Mayo Medical Laboratories, and according to the suit, Mayo officials believe he may have been giving away trade secrets to a company called Quest Diagnostics. Court documents say that in July, Dr. Cockerill called together several meetings with co-workers and Mayo leaders to announce his retirement effective at the end of September. Dr. Cockerill is described as being emotional while telling co-workers that he needed to help his aging mother with the familys fertilizer business in Nebraska. However one day after his retirement, Dr. Coc (English)