Tort Claims Not Preempted By State Trade Secrets Law, Judge Rules

Mealey's (September 21, 2018, 12:11 PM EDT) -- ST. LOUIS — A federal judge in Missouri on Sept. 19 declined to grant a motion to dismiss filed by defendants in a trade secret misappropriation lawsuit, rejecting the defendants’ argument that several claims brought were preempted by Missouri’s trade secret law (US Polymers-Accurez LLC v. Kane International Corp., et al., No. 17-2371, E.D. Mo., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 159878)....