Katie Molloy

• Financial Information Technologies, LLC v. iControl Systems USA, LLC, M.D.Fla., Case No. 8:17-cv-190-T-23SPF, Represented Financial Information Technologies in a six-day jury trial alleging claims of trade secret misappropriation. The jury awarded our client $5.7 million in damages. Plaintiffs appealed this decision to the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals and the panel upheld the jury's finding that iControl misappropriated trade secrets.
• WhiteSource Software v. Coscina, S.D.Fla., Case No. 1:21-cv-21171, Represented software company in a trade secrets case involving allegations under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, 18 U.S.C. 1030, Florida Computer Abuse and Data Recovery Act, Breach of Contract, Conversion, and Replevin. Obtained temporary and permanent restraining order enjoining use or disclosure any of our client’s confidential information or trade secrets.
• Huang et al. v. Envision Healthcare et al., representation of a health care services company in a Restrictive Covenants matter and its counterclaims seeking damages and injunctive relief in connection with the defendants’ misappropriation of trade secrets, violation of restrictive covenants, potential mishandling of protected health information, and tortious interference with contractual/business relations. Reached a negotiated resolution of the claims and counterclaims in an Agreed Permanent Injunction to resolve this matter.
• Kforce v. Parini, S.D. Fla. Case No. 1:15-cv-23452, Represented staffing company in action against former employee for theft of trade secrets, violation of Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, tortious interference, and breach of contract, and obtained stipulated permanent injunction in favor of staffing company.

• Felix v. Key Largo Management Corp., D. Fla. Case No. 4:19-cv-10067, Represented hospitality employer in suit brought by former employee alleging violations of the American with Disabilities Act (ADA), and Florida’s Civil Rights Act (FCRA). Obtained full defense verdict following three-day jury trial in the Southern District of Florida, Key West Division.
• Timothy Juback v. Michaels Stores, Inc., M.D. Fla. Case No. 8:14-cv-00913, Represented retail employer in suit brought by former employee alleging disability discrimination, FMLA interference, workers compensation retaliation, and various state law claims and obtained summary dismissal.
• Represented hospital in a multi-plaintiff action alleging race discrimination and obtained judgment in favor of hospital following arbitration.°
• Represented local construction company in multi-plaintiff suit alleging reverse national origin discrimination and obtained summary dismissal.°
• Represented hospitality company in suit brought by former employee alleging sexual harassment and obtained summary dismissal based on judicial estoppel; affirmed by the Sixth Circuit in a published opinion.°
• Represented national restaurant chain in suit brought by former employee alleging sexual discrimination. Obtained judgment in favor of restaurant following trial.°

• Swartz v. Interventional Rehabilitation of South Florida, Inc., D. Fla. Case No. 2:21-cv-14137, Represented healthcare employer in a suit asserting violations of the Federal False Claims Act and the Florida Private Sector Whistleblower Act. Obtained summary dismissal on all claims.
• McCarter v MHM Health Professionals, Inc., N. Fla., Case No. 5:18-cv-157, Representation of a health care company in a suit alleging retaliation in violation of Florida Private Whistleblower Act, §§448.101-105, Fla. Stat., and 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e et set and race discrimination in violation of Title VII and 42 U.S.C. § 1981. Summary judgment in favor of MHMHP was granted on all counts.
• Diana Englehart v. Career Education Corporation, et al., M.D. Fla. Case No. 8:14-cv-444, Represented employer in suit brought by former employee alleging, inter alia, whistleblower retaliation under Dodd-Frank Reform Act. Obtained dismissal for failure to report information to SEC in case of first impression in the Eleventh Circuit.

• Represented health care company in suit brought by former employee alleging violations of the Family Medical Leave Act and obtained summary dismissal.°
• Represented hospital in suit brought by former employee alleging race and sex discrimination, harassment and retaliation under Title VII and Section 1981, and obtained summary dismissal.°

• Representation of an international pet products company in a suit by six former members of the Executive Leadership Team alleging breach of contract. GT defeated Plaintiffs’ motion for injunctive relief against the Company following an evidentiary hearing, after which GT obtained a favorable settlement of the remainder of Plaintiffs’ claims.
• McGuire v. Adex Corp., M.D. Fla. Case No. 8:15-cv-2670, Represented employer in suit brought by former president alleging breach of contract. Obtained summary dismissal of 97% of plaintiff’s claimed damages.
• Represented local bank and obtained temporary injunction prohibiting disclosure of confidential information and unfair competition by former vice president.°
• Represented several hospitality and health care companies in suits brought under Title III of the ADA relating to public accommodations and successfully negotiated conciliation agreements and dismissal.°
• Represented national wireless provider in suit brought by former employee alleging whistleblower claims and obtained summary dismissal.°
• Represented national retailer in suit brought by former employee alleging religious discrimination and retaliation, and obtained summary dismissal.°

• Freeman et al. v. General Dynamics Information Technology, M.Fla., Case No. 8:18-cv-00855, representation of a defense contractor’s technology division in a Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) collective action alleging it failed to pay proper overtime wages to customer service representatives at its call centers. The settlement was successfully resolved after opposing motion for conditional certification of the claims of 182 employee plaintiffs who had opted into the case. In a joint motion, the parties said it was clear from oral arguments held on the workers' renewed motion for conditional certification that the two sides "fiercely disputed their adversary's position" and that a legitimate dispute existed over whether the workers were entitled to pay for that preliminary work, such as booting up their call systems and checking emails, or if GDIT would prevail on its defense that this was de minimis work and that it properly trained its workers to record their time.
• Lisa R. Kelley, et al. v. TaxPrep1, Inc., M.D. Fla. Case No, 5:13-cv-00451, Represented employer in suit brought by former office managers alleging misclassification under the FLSA. Obtained denial of collective action certification.

°The above representations were handled by Ms. Molloy prior to her joining Greenberg Traurig, P.A.

• Law Clerk Extern, U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Florida, Summer 2005

• Listed, The Legal 500 United States, 2023
  • Intellectual Property - Trade Secrets (Litigation and Non-Contentious Matters), 2023
  • Labor & Employment - Labor and Employment Disputes (Including Collective Actions): Defense, 2023
  Board Certified, Labor and Employment Law, The Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education, 2021
• Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, 2021-2024
  • Labor Law - Management, 2021-2024
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment, 2021-2024
  • Employment Law - Management, 2022 - 2024
  • Trade Secrets Law, 2023-2024
• Listed, Chambers USA Guide, 2020-2023
  • Band 4, 2022-2023
  • "Up and Coming," 2020-2021
• Listed, Super Lawyers magazine, Florida Super Lawyers, "Rising Star," 2015-2021
• Shortlisted, Euromoney Legal Media Group, “America’s Rising Star - Best in Labor & Employment,” 2018
• Team Member, a Law360 "Employment Practice Group of the Year," 2013

• Arts4All Florida
  • Board President, 2014-2020
  • Board Member, 2020 - Present
• Board Member, Project Focus
• Member, National Association of Women Lawyers
• Member, Hillsborough County Bar Association
• Member, Tennessee Bar Association