Ohio High Court:  Lodestar Enhancement Not Warranted In Trade Secret Suit

Mealey's (March 26, 2020, 1:48 PM EDT) -- COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio Supreme Court on March 25 ruled that pursuant to the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Perdue v. Kenny, a state appellate court erred in affirming an attorney fee award in a trade secret misappropriation lawsuit that included a lodestar enhancement because the determined lodestar was reasonable for the services rendered by the attorneys representing the winning party in the action (Phoenix Lighting Group LLC, et al. v. Genlyte Thomas Group LLC, et al., No. 2020-Ohio-1056, Ohio Sup., 2020 Ohio LEXIS 730)....