State Law Trade Secrets Claim Survives Dismissal Bid In Product Copying Row

Mealey's (January 19, 2017, 8:23 AM EST) -- LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A Kentucky federal judge on Jan. 13 declined to dismiss claims of misappropriation of trade secrets and civil conspiracy leveled against companies accused of selling knock-off products for the coal industry, though he did toss unfair competition and fraud allegations (Phoenix Process Equipment Co. v. Capital Equipment & Trading Corporation, et al., No. 3:16-cv-00024, W.D. Ky.; 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 5157)....