District Court’s Upholding Of Damages Award In Trade Secrets Dispute Affirmed

Mealey's (July 9, 2019, 2:22 PM EDT) -- PHILADELPHIA — A federal district court did not err in denying a defendant’s motion to vacate an award of head start damages in a trade secret misappropriation lawsuit, a Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel ruled July 3 in rejecting the defendants’ argument that an arbitrator manifestly disregarded several aspects of Texas law in awarding those damages (Sabre GLBL Inc. v. Melody Shan, Nos. 18-2079 and 18-2144, 3rd Cir., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 19983)....