Judge: Unfair Competition Claim Superseded By State Misappropriation Claim

Mealey's (June 15, 2017, 4:30 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — Dismissal of a California unfair competition law claim in a misappropriation of trade secrets lawsuit is proper because the claim is superseded by a state trade secrets law claim, a federal judge in California ruled June 8 in dismissing the claim (Waymo LLC v. Uber Technologies Inc., et al., No. 17-0939, N.D. Cali., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 89174)....