Magistrate Judge Recommends Dismissal Of Contract, Trade Secret Claims

Mealey's ( February 19, 2020, 1:26 PM EST) -- NEW YORK — A federal magistrate judge in New York on Feb. 3 ruled that a defendant in a trade secret misappropriation and breach of contract lawsuit filed by his former employer is entitled to summary judgment claims that he misappropriated the former employer’s confidential and trade secret customer lists in violation of certain restrictive covenants contained in his employment agreement (Markets Group Inc. v. Pablo Oliveira, No. 18-2089, S.D. N.Y., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 20709)....