Mealey's ( August 29, 2019, 1:49 PM EDT) -- OPELIKA, Ala. — A federal judge in Alabama on Aug. 27 ruled that a transfer of venue in a breach of contract and trade secret misappropriation lawsuit is not necessary because defendants have failed to show that a transfer to a Texas federal court would be of convenience to the parties and witnesses and be in the interest of justice (Ham-Let USA Inc. v. Barbara Guthrie, et al. , No. 18-679, M. D. Ala. , 2019 U. S. Dist. LEXS 145305). . . .