Judge Stays Trade Secrets Lawsuit Pursuant To Colorado River Doctrine

Mealey's (September 18, 2017, 1:52 PM EDT) -- DETROIT — Abstention pursuant to the Colorado River Water Conservation District v. United States doctrine is proper in a misappropriation of trade secrets lawsuit because a Michigan federal court action and Canadian court action are sufficiently parallel and because allowing both actions to proceed at the same time would be a waste of judicial resources, a federal judge in Michigan ruled Sept. 15 (Multi Holsters LLC v. Tac Pro Inc., et al., No. 17-10438, E.D. Mich., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 149844)....