Trade Secrets Claims Against Company Dismissed For Lack Of Personal Jurisdiction

Mealey's (April 19, 2017, 12:23 PM EDT) -- CINCINNATI — Dismissal of state and federal misappropriation of trade secrets claims against a flavor developer for food products and one of its employees is proper because a competitor has failed to show that the flavor developer took part in any of the alleged misappropriations in Ohio, a federal judge in Ohio ruled April 14 in granting in part and denying in part a motion to dismiss (Gold Medal Products Co. v. Bell Flavors and Fragrances Inc., et al., No. 16-0365, S.D. Ohio, 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 57640)....