Plaintiff Failed To Plead Continued Trade Secret Misappropriation, Judge Rules

(December 18, 2017, 12:10 PM EST) -- CLEVELAND — A manufacturer of high-end gas ranges has failed to state a claim for relief under the Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) against a consumer product safety testing organization because the alleged trade secret misappropriation occurred before the DTSA’s enactment and the plaintiff failed to show that there was any continued misappropriation after its enactment, a federal judge in Ohio ruled Dec. 11 in granting in part and denying in part the defendants’ motion to dismiss (Duro Corp. v. Canadian Standards Association, No. 17-1127, N.D. Ohio, 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 203296)....