Failure To Properly Identify Trade Secrets Lead To Dismissal Of DTSA Claim

Mealey's (December 28, 2018, 1:14 PM EST) -- SAN DIEGO — A federal judge in California on Dec. 18 dismissed a misappropriation of trade secrets lawsuit brought by a provider of genomics and bioinformatics products, ruling that the plaintiff failed to plead the necessary elements of its Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) against its competitor (Human Longevity Inc. v. J. Craig Venter Institute Inc., et al., No. 18-1656, S.D. Calif., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 213912)....