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Poly Inc./Controversies

Poly Inc. controversies

Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.

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  1. 2019Cisco amends trade-secret lawsuit to add Poly
  2. 2018Foreign bribery investigation settlement
  3. 2012SEC action involving former chief executive Andy Miller

  1. 2019

    Cisco amends trade-secret lawsuit to add Poly

    Lawsuit filed

    Cisco amended its ongoing US lawsuit to add Poly and its executive vice president Thomas Puorro, alleging trade-secret misappropriation and related conduct. Poly disputed the allegations and said it intended to defend itself in court.

    Company response

    • Denial — Poly

      Poly disputes the allegations and intends to defend them in court

    Source excerpt

    • Poly disputes the allegations and intends to defend them in court
    • Cisco’s executive vice president and chief legal officer Mark Chandler revealed on 17 December that the vendor has now added Poly and Puorro to the litigation.
    • Cisco is suing one of its unifed communications partners for alleged trade secret misappropriation in the United States.
    Source

  2. 2018

    Foreign bribery investigation settlement

    Plantronics agreed to pay a civil settlement related to alleged improper conduct connected with Polycom during 2006–2014. Polycom had voluntarily disclosed the matter, and the U.S. Department of Justice declined to pursue criminal charges.

    Source

  3. 2012

    SEC action involving former chief executive Andy Miller

    The Securities and Exchange Commission charged former Polycom chief executive Andy Miller over expense and accounting violations. Miller agreed to restrictions including a five-year prohibition on serving as an officer of a public company.

    Source