Federal Judge Refuses To Dismiss Employer's DTSA, UCL Suit Against Former Employees

Mealey's (August 17, 2020, 9:27 AM EDT) -- SAN DIEGO — A federal judge in California on Aug. 10 refused to dismiss an employer's claims for breach of contract and violations of the Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) and California's unfair competition law (UCL) against its former employees, finding that because the employer sufficiently pleaded its DTSA claim, it sufficiently alleged the unlawful prong of its UCL claim (Power Integrations, Inc. v. Edison D. De Lara, et al., No. 20-410, S.D. Calif., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 142851)....