Oct. 19, 2026, 8:32 PM UTC
A detail of the Denver Nuggets logo on a player's short during the second half against the Chicago Bulls at the United Center in Chicago.
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A former top lawyer for the corporate owner of the NBA’s Denver Nuggets and NHL’s Colorado Avalanche must defend claims she stole trade secrets from the sports powerhouse when she was fired.
Kroenke Sports & Entertainment LLC sufficiently alleged that Lynette Jones sent its trade secrets to her personal email and that their potential disclosure threatens to compromise the company’s business relationships and competitiveness, Judge Sherilyn Peace Garnett [ruled](https://www.bloomberglaw.com/public/document/LynetteJonesvKroenkeSportsHoldingLLCetalDocketNo225cv06390CDCalJu?doc_id=X1QHID9087O9UNB7SD5PP4L5BTQ) Oct. 16. Kroenke’s claim that Jones breached its confidentiality policy survived as well, she said.
“These allegations are sufficient to allege that Jones breached her duty to maintain secrecy and thereby ...
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