"Clavel knew that going to Bio-Rad's Clinical Diagnostics division would be a breach of his Employment Agreement with Abbott, which prohibits him from working in a similar function for a competing business for twelve months after leaving his employment," the lawsuit says. The lawsuit accuses Clavel of lying about signing with Bio-Rad on numerous occasions. The lawsuit seeks an order preventing Clavel from assuming any position at Bio-Rad and from disclosing Abbott trade secrets or proprietary information. A call to Bio-Rad was not returned before Crain's deadline. Bio-Rad, a Hercules, Calif.-based company with offices in Des Plaines, lists Abbott as second on its list of major competitors, Abbott's lawsuit says.