Manufacturer’s Preliminary Injunction Request In Trade Secret Dispute Denied

Mealey's (January 24, 2020, 1:45 PM EST) -- MINNEAPOLIS — A quartz surface manufacturer failed to show that a preliminary injunction barring a former employee from working for an industry competitor during the pendency of a trade secret misappropriation and breach of contract lawsuit is warranted because the plaintiff has not shown that there is a substantial likelihood that it will succeed on the merits of its claims, a federal judge Minnesota ruled Jan. 23 (Cambria Co. LLC v. Adam Schumann, et al., No. 19-3145, D. Minn., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 11373)....