Dismissal Of Trade Secret Law Claims Against Domino’s Upheld On Appeal

Mealey's (May 15, 2020, 2:34 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — A federal district court did not err in ruling that a communication options and custom software provider failed to present sufficient evidence creating a triable issue of fact in arguing that Domino’s Pizza Inc. misappropriated its trade secrets when it developed an in-house custom GPS driver tracking system (the solution) for its franchisees using trade secrets the plaintiff had allegedly provided to Domino’s while working to develop a similar system for the pizza maker, a Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel ruled May 14 (Prostar Wireless Group LLC v. Domino’s Pizza Inc., No. 19-15130, 9th Cir., 2020 U.S. App. LEXIS 15439)....