Panel Substantially Reverses District Court’s Ruling In Trade Secrets Suit

Mealey's (April 4, 2017, 12:13 PM EDT) -- PASADENA, Calif. — A company raised material triable issues as to whether its customer lists and financial information qualify as trade secrets, a Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel held March 30 in upholding its previous ruling affirming in part and reversing in part a federal district court’s grant of summary judgment (Contemporary Services Corporation v. Landmark Event Staffing Services, Inc., et al., No. 14-56636, 9th Cir., 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 5572)....