Damages Found To Be Not Recoverable For Lost Trade Secrets Under CFAA

Mealey's ( November 4, 2019, 8:58 AM EST) -- NEW ORLEANS — A federal judge in Louisiana on Oct. 23 ruled that a defendant in a trade secret misappropriation lawsuit is entitled to summary judgment dismissing injunctive relief and damages claims under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) because his former employer failed to provide sufficient details describing the nature of the alleged trade secrets the defendant allegedly deleted from his company-issued laptop when his employment was terminated (Source Production & Equipment Co. Inc., et al. v. Kevin J. Schehr, et al., No. 16-17528, E.D. La., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 185066)....