Trade Secrets Lawsuit Defendants Denied Attorney Fees Under DTSA

Mealey's (April 20, 2018, 2:12 PM EDT) -- SAN DIEGO — Defendants in a misappropriation of trade secrets lawsuit are not entitled to an award of attorney fees under the Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) or a provision of the California Penal Code because they were not the prevailing party in the action, which was voluntarily dismissed, a federal judge in California ruled April 19 in denying their motion (Physician’s Surrogacy Inc. v. Kenia German, et al., No. 17-0718, S.D. Calif., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 66232)....