Judge Denies Employee’s Request For Return Of Laptop In Trade Secrets Suit

(February 2, 2017, 1:34 PM EST) -- HAMMOND, Ind. — Denial of a defendant’s motion for immediate release of his laptop computer pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 64 in a trade secrets violation lawsuit is proper, a federal judge in Indiana ruled Jan. 25, because his former employer sought to seize the laptop to preserve evidence and not to secure potential judgment (Magnesita Refractories Co. v. Surendra Mishra, No. 16-524, N.D. Ind., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 10204)....