Judge Orders Parties To Turn Over Information In Trade Secrets Lawsuit

Mealey's (June 21, 2017, 11:52 AM EDT) -- OKLAHOMA CITY — Parties in a misappropriation of trade secrets lawsuit are required to provide each other with certain discovery information relating to a former employee's departure from a company and subsequent hiring and duties with a direct competitor, a federal judge in Oklahoma ruled June 16 in granting each party’s motion to compel in part (Maxum Petroleum Inc. v. Stephen Hiatt, et al., No. 17-287, W.D. Okla., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 92719)....