Claims Found To Be Preempted By Texas Trade Secrets Statute

(January 16, 2018, 1:47 PM EST) -- AUSTIN, Texas — Breach of fiduciary duty claims in a trade secrets lawsuit are preempted by Texas’ trade secrets statute and are, thus, subject to dismissal, a federal judge in Texas ruled Jan. 4 in granting the defendants’ motions to dismiss (Embarcadero Technologies Inc. v. Red Gate Software Ltd., et al., No. 17-0444, W.D. Texas, 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 1902)....