US magistrate judge seeks specificity in Prema, Lamborghini trade secret row
By Melissa Ritti ( May 22, 2026, 20:10 GMT | Insight) -- Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A. and its American affiliate scored a partial win this week when a US magistrate judge in Texas directed Prema Engineering S.r.l. to provide additional detail on hypercar steering-wheel “Setup” files it claims were misappropriated during a July 2024 test session at Circuit of the Americas in Austin.Prema Engineering S.r.l. has one month to identify with greater specificity aspects of five hypercar steering-wheel “Setup” files it believes qualify as proprietary in a US trade secret and copyright infringement case against former collaborator Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A. and its US affiliate, Automobili Lamborghini America LLC....
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