Preliminary Injunction Analysis In Trade Secrets Suit Was Flawed, Panel Rules

Mealey's (June 23, 2017, 12:59 PM EDT) -- PHILADELPHIA — Remand of a misappropriation of trade secrets lawsuit is warranted because a federal district court failed to consider three of the four necessary factors in determining whether a preliminary injunction is proper, a Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel ruled June 1 in reversing the lower court’s ruling and remanding for reconsideration of the preliminary injunction factors (Fres-co Systems USA Inc. v. Kevin A. Hawkins, et al., No. 16-3591, 3rd Cir.; 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 9679)....