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Price Caspino Announces Court Victory on Behalf of SmartStop in Emergency Trade-Secret Protection Action
The court order prevents former director Rene Hernandez from using trade secrets including revenue data and AI tools, protecting SmartStop's competitive advantage.
- Monday, December 1, 2025, Price Caspino announced it obtained an emergency order from the Orange County Superior Court after attorneys appeared before Honorable Judge Richard Lee.
- SmartStop recently learned Rene Hernandez took confidential and proprietary information, so the company retained Price Caspino to seek immediate legal relief.
- Court filings state the disputed materials include company-wide revenue data, revenue projections and AI-based analytical platforms, citing case number 30-2025-01528578-CU-BC-WJC after which the Court granted SmartStop's request.
- The Court directed Hernandez's counsel to appear and show cause why a preliminary injunction should not be issued, and Mike Caspino said SmartStop will pursue all legal remedies.
- SmartStop is a publicly traded REIT that develops self-storage facilities across the United States and Canada, with Price Caspino framing the order as protecting proprietary technologies and revenue-related intelligence.
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Price Caspino Announces Court Victory on Behalf of SmartStop in Emergency Trade-Secret Protection Action
RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, Calif., Dec. 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Price Caspino, LP announced today that it has obtained an emergency order from the Orange County Superior Court related to alleged misappropriation of company trade secrets by a former employee of…
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