Judge: Breach Of Fiduciary Duty Claim Not Preempted By Texas Trade Secret Law

Mealey's (April 16, 2018, 2:59 PM EDT) -- DALLAS — A company’s breach of fiduciary duty claim against a former employee in a breach of contract and misappropriation of trade secrets lawsuit is not preempted by Texas’ trade secrets law insofar as it states a claim on grounds other than a former employees’ alleged trade secret misappropriation, a federal judge in Texas ruled April 13 in substantially denying the former employee’s partial motion to dismiss (TrueBlue Inc. v. Jared DeRuby, No. 18-0192, N.D. Texas, 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 62699)....