Dismissal Bid Under Texas Anti-SLAPP Statute In Trade Secrets Suit Denied

Mealey's (December 10, 2018, 1:31 PM EST) -- CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A federal judge in Texas on Dec. 7 ruled that a Texas Anti-Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (anti-SLAPP) statute is “not applicable in federal courts sitting in diversity” and denied a defendant’s motion to dismiss in a trade secret misappropriation lawsuit filed by a company working in the health care packaging industry (Platinum Press Inc. v. Danielle Douros-Hawk, No. 18-458, W.D. N.C., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 206655)....