Mealey's (August 25, 2020, 1:19 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — Dismissal of claims in a trade secret misappropriation lawsuit against a former employee of confectionery, pet food and other food productsmanufacturer Mars Inc. and an industry competitor is warranted because the claims against the former employee are subject to mandatory arbitration in Belgium and were filed as nothing more than part of a smear campaign against the defendants, the defendants argue in an Aug. 20 motion to dismiss filed in District of Columbia federal court (Mars Inc. v. Jacek Szarzynski, et al., No. 20-1344, D. D.C.)....