Westinghouse Electric, headquartered in Cranberry Township. Butler Eagle File Photo

A federal lawsuit Westinghouse Electric Company filed against a former Belgium-based vice president claiming he stole secret, proprietary company information before his employment with the company was terminated December 2019 has been settled.

A confidential consent settlement between the Cranberry Township-based Westinghouse and former vice president Michael Kirst was signed in January by U.S. District Judge Christy Wiegand in Pittsburgh. Wiegand dismissed the suit with prejudice, meaning the company can't refile the suit.