Dentons allegedly aided a vape distributor's bid to sabotage a manufacturer, including by hacking into its executive's laptop, the manufacturer claimed in a lawsuit Tuesday.

The complaint, filed in the US District Court for the Central District of California, centers on allegations that vape distributor Next Level Holdings coordinated with Dentons staff in Salt Lake City and Shanghai to assume control over the manufacturer, Avid Holdings.

Dentons "coordinated the overall plan" to drain Avid's resources, assume control over the assets, and cut out Avid's founder from the marketplace, the complaint alleges. A spokesperson for Dentons US didn't immediately return a ...