Federal Judge Refuses To Dismiss Insurers’ Claim Under Defend Trade Secrets Act

Mealey's (February 10, 2017, 10:27 AM EST) -- TRENTON, N.J. — A New Jersey federal judge on Feb. 7 refused to dismiss insurers’ federal claims under the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 (DTSA) and the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) in their lawsuit alleging that the defendant competitors "willfully and maliciously" targeted and solicited at least 15 of their employees for employment (Chubb INA Holdings Inc. [f/k/a The Chubb Corporation], et al. v. Michael Chang, et al., No. 16-2354, D. N.J., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 16744)....