$30M In Exemplary Damages Awarded In Trade Secret Misappropriation Suit

Mealey's (March 13, 2019, 1:21 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge in California on March 11 ruled that although BladeRoom Group Limited (BRG) failed to show that a permanent injunction against a defendant in its long-running trade secret misappropriation lawsuit is warranted, an award of $30 million in exemplary damages is sufficient (BladeRoom Group Limited, et al. v. Emerson Electric Co., et al., No. 15-1370, N.D. Calif., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 38826 and 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 38829)....