As part of the ongoing Joe Gibbs Racing v Chris Gabehart and Spire Motorsports lawsuit, fact discovery is currently taking place and includes the pursuit of a text message conversation between Gabehart and Spire co-owner Jeff Dickerson that both individuals deleted from their phones.
JGR is suing its former competition director and crew chief, and a rival organization, over allegations that Gabehart illegally misappropriated trade secrets and confidential data while transitioning his employment status.
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As part of the discovery process, Joe Gibbs Racing is pursuing the contents of those deleted text messages from the cellular network providers. The two parties have agreed upon ground rules for the retrieval and review of those conversations before they are entered into the record.
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