Balloon Supplier’s State, Federal Trade Secrets Claims Survive Dismissal Motion

Mealey's (October 4, 2017, 3:02 PM EDT) -- CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Dismissal of state and federal misappropriation of trade secrets claims is not warranted because a company and its owner have shown that a misappropriation occurred and the claims were brought within the three-year statute of limitations, a federal judge in North Carolina ruled Oct. 2 in denying the a helium supplier’s motion to dismiss (God’s Little Gift Inc. v. Airgas Inc., No. 17-0004, W.D. N.C., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 162701)....