DraftKings executive Judah Huffman agreed in trade secret litigation to protect confidential information of his former employer, PrizePicks, by deleting it from his personal ChatGPT account under the terms of a consent order entered on June 20, 2025. Litigation concerning PrizePicks’ trade secret and breach of contract claims will continue.
In its complaint filed in the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington on June 11, 2025, PrizePicks, a sports betting platform, alleged that Huffman violated his non-compete agreement by accepting a role as social media director in DraftKings’ sportsbook division. In addition to claims for breach of contract and breach of fiduciary duty, PrizePicks alleged that Huffman violated the Defend Trade Secrets Act (“DTSA”). According to PrizePicks’ complaint, Huffman misappropriated PrizePicks’ “most closely guarded trade secret documents” including a “Brand Planning Document” and “Team Goals Document” which were allegedly downloaded to Huffman’s ChatGPT account. Huffman then allegedly used PrizePicks’ trade secrets as leverage to secure employment with DraftKings.
Nineteen days after PrizePicks filed suit, the Honorable Marsha J. Pechman accepted a consent order submitted by the parties to protect PrizePicks’ confidential information and “avoid emergency motion practice.” In the order, Huffman agreed not to disclose or misappropriate any of PrizePicks’ confidential or trade secret information. Specifically, he promised to “remove PrizePicks’ alleged trade secrets from his personal ChatGPT account and certify under penalty of perjury that he has done so, providing such certification to PrizePicks’ counsel of record via email” within three days of the June 20 order.
Though not a party to this suit, Huffman’s current employer DraftKings is no stranger to high-profile trade secret litigation. In 2024, it sued former executive Mike Hermalyn following his departure to another sports gambling competitor, Fanatics.