Cosmetics Trade Secrets Dispute Must Be Arbitrated In Belgium, Judge Says

Mealey's ( March 9, 2023, 1:17 PM EST) -- FORT WORTH, Texas — A Texas federal judge on March 8 granted a motion by two U.S. subsidiaries of a Swiss pharmaceutical company to dismiss a trade secrets lawsuit brought against them by a U.K. company based on forum non conveniens, finding that a dispute over whether the subsidiaries improperly sought Food and Drug Administration approval for a cosmetic product must be resolved by arbitration in Switzerland....