Morgan Stanley Clarified Business Form In Trade Secrets Suit, Judge Says

Mealey's (January 25, 2018, 3:12 PM EST) -- JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — An investment firm has satisfied a Florida federal court’s inquiry into its subject matter jurisdiction over a misappropriation of trade secrets lawsuit against a former employee by clarifying that the firm was a limited liability company and not a corporation, the judge ruled Jan. 23 in a docket notice (Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC v. Daniel J. Abel, No. 18-0141, M.D. Fla.)....