Mealey's (February 12, 2018, 2:17 PM EST) -- WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Dismissal of several counterclaims in a breach of contract lawsuit is necessary because several of the counterclaims are preempted by Florida’s misappropriation of trade secrets statute, a federal judge in Florida ruled Feb. 7 in granting in part and denying in part a plaintiff’s motion to dismiss (Philip Pelfrey, et al. v. Kevin Mahaffy, et al., No. 17-80920, S.D. Fla., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 211114)....