Disqualification Of Counsel In Trade Secrets Dispute Denied

Mealey's (November 13, 2018, 2:10 PM EST) -- SAN DIEGO — A federal judge in California on Nov. 8 declined to disqualify a law firm in a trade secret misappropriation lawsuit, ruling that a plaintiff failed to provide sufficient evidence showing that the law firm had “actual knowledge of confidential information” from a related lawsuit that is material to the instant action (Human Longevity Inc. v. J. Craig Venter Institute Inc., et al., No. 18-1656, S.D. Calif., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 191638)....