Judge Rejects Defendants’ Attorney Fees Request In Trade Secrets Suit

Mealey's (June 12, 2017, 1:08 PM EDT) -- OKLAHOMA CITY — A defendant in a misappropriation of trade secrets lawsuit is not entitled to an award of attorney fees because no proper final judgment has been issued in the action, a federal judge in Oklahoma ruled June 8 in denying the defendant’s motion and granting the plaintiff’s motion to strike the motion for attorney fees (Iofina Inc., et al. v. Igor Khalev, et al., No. 14-1328, W.D. Okla., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 88079)....