Claims In Trade Secrets Suit Dismissed As Preempted By Alabama Statute

Mealey's ( September 9, 2019, 4:41 PM EDT) -- MOBILE, Ala. — A federal judge in Alabama on Sept. 6 ruled that dismissal of several claims in a trade secret misappropriation lawsuit against a contactor and one of its employees is warranted because those claims are preempted by Alabama’s trade secret law (Arkema Inc., et al. v. Emerson Process Management LLP, et al., No. 19-296, S.D. Ala., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 151783)....