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    Joby Aviation hit with $116.9M jury verdict in TransDigm trade secrets lawsuit

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    Joby Aviation hit with $116.9M jury verdict in TransDigm trade secrets lawsuit

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    A federal jury in Florida ruled against eVTOL manufacturer Joby Aviation, awarding $116.9 million in damages to Aerosonic, a business unit of aerospace supplier TransDigm. The judgment determined that Joby breached contractual non-disclosure agreements and misappropriated proprietary air data probe technology during aircraft development.

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    Market Ontology
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    2026-10-07
    Published
    2026-10-20
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    1 · 2026-10-20

    Cite as: Market Ontology, “Joby Aviation hit with $116.9M jury verdict in TransDigm trade secrets lawsuit”, revision 1, evidence through 2026-10-07. https://marketontology.com/market-events/2026-10-07/joby-aviation-hit-with-116-9m-jury-verdict-in-transdigm-trade-secrets-lawsuit-7fbeb8

    POLICY
    Joby Aviation hit with $116.9M jury verdict in TransDigm trade secrets lawsuit
    A federal jury in Florida ruled against eVTOL manufacturer Joby Aviation, awarding $116.9 million in damages to Aerosonic, a business unit of aerospace supplier TransDigm. The judgment determined that Joby breached contractual non-disclosure agreements and misappropriated proprietary air data probe technology during aircraft development.
    JOBYTDG
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    JOBYTDG
    Joby Aviation hit with $116.9M jury verdict in TransDigm trade secrets lawsuit
    A federal jury in Florida ruled against eVTOL manufacturer Joby Aviation, awarding $116.9 million in damages to Aerosonic, a business unit of aerospace supplier TransDigm. The judgment determined that Joby breached contractual non-disclosure agreements and misappropriated proprietary air data probe technology during aircraft development.
    → Direct cash damages liability impairs Joby Aviation liquidity while generating a one-time intellectual property cash recovery for TransDigm.
    Impact
    A federal jury in Florida ruled against eVTOL manufacturer Joby Aviation, awarding $116.9 million in damages to Aerosonic, a business unit of aerospace supplier TransDigm. The judgment determined that Joby breached contractual non-disclosure agreements and misappropriated proprietary air data probe technology during aircraft development.
    Affected
    JOBYTDG
    Transmission
    Direct cash damages liability impairs Joby Aviation liquidity while generating a one-time intellectual property cash recovery for TransDigm.

    How this development reaches the affected companies

    AssetExposure and channelDirectionEvidence
    JOBYdirect balance-sheet liability and litigation cash outflowDown1-5dFederal jury awarded Aerosonic $116.9 million in damages against Joby Aviation.
    TDGnon-operating intellectual property damage award cash inflowUp1-5dAerosonic is a TransDigm subsidiary.

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    What happened next

    AssetCallBase close+1 day+5 days+20 days
    TDGUpdisagreed1096.21 2026-10-07-0.63%PendingPending
    JOBYDowndisagreed5.75 2026-10-070.00%PendingPending

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