Movement Mortgage sues Supreme Lending over trade secrets

Movement Mortgage and Supreme Lending are ratcheting up their war of words ahead of a court hearing in a theft of trade secrets case. 

The complaint filed earlier this month accuses a former Movement executive and other top performers of taking confidential data to Supreme in a monthslong exodus. The sides, in case filings, have raised accusations that border on criminal liability and question the corporate handling of sexual misconduct allegations, as they argue for a preliminary injunction. 

The battle between the billion-dollar originators is the most recent such spar between industry leaders in recent years. Movement is asking the court to force Supreme to hand over and delete copies of sensitive information, while the competitor is denying any wrongdoing.

Attorneys for the sides…