Federal Judge Declines To Exercise Jurisdiction Over Trade Secret Claim

Mealey's (May 30, 2019, 2:02 PM EDT) -- WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — A federal judge in New York on May 28 declined to exercise supplemental jurisdiction over a medical and janitorial supply manufacturer’s trade secret misappropriation and other state law claims against its former vice president of sales and others after determining that the plaintiff failed to sufficiently plead its federal claim for violation of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (Dynarex Corp. v. Richard Farrah, et al., No. 18-7082, S.D. N.Y., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 89048)....