Panel: Factors Weigh Against Injunction Stay In Trade Secret Dispute

Mealey's (July 30, 2020, 1:29 PM EDT) -- CINCINNATI — A Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on July 27 ruled that a federal district court did not abuse its discretion in granting a preliminary injunction in a trade secret misappropriation lawsuit filed by a medical device maker against former business associates based in China because the district court's ruling sufficiently meets each of the four factors necessary to show that staying the injunction pending appeal is not warranted (AtriCure Inc. v. Meng, et al., No. 20-3264, 6th Cir., 2020 U.S. App. LEXIS 23763)....