(December 9, 2019, 2:23 PM EST) -- FRESNO, Calif. — A mortgage lender sued a former employee and its direct competitor in California federal court on Dec. 5, alleging that the defendants misappropriated its confidential and trade secret customer client lists in an attempt to solicit business away from the lender in violation of state and federal trade secret laws (Karpe Mortgage Inc. v. Steven Taylor Nettles, No. 19-883, E.D. Calif.)....