Glassware Distributor’s Trade Secrets Lawsuit Dismissed

Mealey's (December 14, 2018, 1:14 PM EST) -- ROCHESTER, N.Y. — A custom glassware distributor has failed to sufficiently show that a federal district court has jurisdiction over claims against it direct competitor in a trade secret misappropriation lawsuit and has failed to sufficiently state a claim for relief against a former employee who allegedly misappropriated the plaintiff’s trade secret information to the competitor, a federal judge in New York ruled Dec. 10 (Mastercraft Decorators v. Randy Orlando, et al, No. 18-6037, W.D. N.Y., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 207951)....