Jury awards Aerosonic $116.9M against Joby over probes

A Tampa federal jury found Joby Aero liable for breaching a 2021 nondisclosure agreement and willfully misappropriating Aerosonic trade secrets about air-data probes, awarding about $116.9 million ($68.6 million for the NDA, $29.9 million for misappropriation, and $18.3 million in exemplary damages). Joby said the verdict is not a final judgment, that it independently developed its air-data system, and that it has asked the court to overturn the verdict and will appeal. The verdict was entered Friday, Oct. 3.