Judges Denies Summary Judgment In Allstate Trade Secret Dispute

Mealey's (November 20, 2018, 11:58 AM EST) -- JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A defendant in a breach of contract and trade secret misappropriation lawsuit has failed to sufficiently plead that no issue of material fact exists showing that he misappropriated an insurance company’s confidential and proprietary information after the termination of an exclusive agency agreement (EAA), a federal judge in Missouri ruled Nov. 19 in denying the defendant’s motion for summary judgment (Allstate Insurance Co. v. Stuart Head, No. 17-4169, W.D. Mo., U.S. Dist. LEXIS 196341)....