Inside Crimson’s latest secret settlement

Inside Crimson’s latest secret settlement
Crimson Education's Jamie Beaton had accused Eurekly's Austen Clarke of assault. (Image: Supplied)
Victoria Young
Online tutoring firm Eurekly was having trouble funding hearing fees for its $10 million court case against Crimson Education, ahead of its last-minute settlement.While both parties are keeping their lips sealed, court documents obtained by BusinessDesk show what happened leading up to the settlement, including that Eurekly was struggling to fund it.Eurekly had claimed $10m in damages against Crimson, which it accused of stealing its head of product, Natalia Rozova. It was alleged she took company secrets with her to the education company. &nbs...

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