Defendant Seeks New Trial On Issue Of Liability In Trade Secrets Lawsuit

Mealey's (April 6, 2020, 1:42 PM EDT) -- TAMPA, Fla. — A federal judge in Florida should grant a defendant in a trade secret misappropriation lawsuit a new trial on the question of liability because a jury’s verdict awarding a technology company $5.7 million in damages was not in line with the evidence presented at trial, the defendant argues in an April 2 motion for new trial and for judgment as a matter of law as to damages filed in Florida federal court (Financial Information Technologies Inc. v. iControl Systems USA LLC, No. 17-190, M.D. Fla.)....