Trade Secrets Suit Remanded To State Court Based On Lack Of Federal Jurisdiction

Mealey's (May 2, 2019, 1:57 PM EDT) -- KANSAS CITY, Kan. — A federal judge in Kansas on April 30 ruled that federal jurisdiction in a trade secret misappropriation lawsuit does not exist because a financial services company failed to sufficiently show that its state court petition invokes a federal question or otherwise “invoke[s] federal jurisdiction in any respect” (Financial Engines LLC v. Eric Susi, et al., No. 18-2619, D. Kan., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 73109)....