Summary Judgment Denied On State, Federal Trade Secret Counterclaims

Mealey's (April 19, 2018, 3:15 PM EDT) -- RICHMOND, Va. — A company’s counterclaims for violation of state and federal trade secret misappropriation laws cannot be dismissed because the company’s competitor has not shown that a list of trade secrets allegedly misappropriated in an amended trial statement of trade secrets was  not readily known or readily available through proper means as required, a federal judge in Virginia ruled April 16 in denying the competitor’s summary judgment motion in part (Steves & Sons Inc. v. JELD-WEN Inc., No. 16-0545, E.D. Va., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 64196)....