(September 20, 2018, 9:12 AM EDT) -- MONROE, La. — A federal judge in Louisiana on Sept. 7 ruled that the plaintiff in a trade secret misappropriation lawsuit against its former employee has failed to show that there is a substantial likelihood of success on the merits of its state and federal trade secret law claims or that it will suffer irreparable harm if a preliminary injunction is not granted (JJ Plank Co. LLC, et al. v. Gary Bowman, No. 18-0798, W.D. La., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 153217)....