Mealey's (November 17, 2017, 3:05 PM EST) -- SAN JOSE, Calif. — A defendant in a misappropriation of trade secrets lawsuit filed by his former business partner is not entitled to an award of attorney fees after successfully moving to compel arbitration in the action because he is not the prevailing party in the action since the arbitration proceedings will adjudicate the merits of the claims against him, a federal judge in California ruled Nov. 16 in denying the defendant’s motion (Mahamedi IP Law LLP, et al. v. William Paradice, et al., No. 16-2805, N.D. Calif., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 190086)....