DTSA, Lanham Act Claims Survive Dismissal In Trade Secrets Misappropriation Suit

(July 2, 2018, 10:47 AM EDT) -- NEW YORK — A security system installation, servicing and monitoring company has pleaded a claim for violation of the Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) by showing that employees of a competitor improperly obtained the confidential and proprietary customer list for the security company’s affiliate and misappropriated the trade secrets to solicit the customers, a federal judge in New York ruled June 25 in denying a motion to dismiss (General Security Inc. v. Commercial Fire & Security Inc., et al., No. 17-1194, E.D. N.Y., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 105794)....