Mealey's ( October 11, 2019, 9:16 AM EDT) -- CHICAGO — Dismissal of all claims in a trade secret misappropriation lawsuit brought by appliance retailer Sears Authorized Hometown Stores LLC against its competitor is necessary because Sears failed to show that a federal district court has subject matter jurisdiction over Sears’ claims, a federal judge in Illinois ruled Oct. 9 (Sears Authorized Hometown Stores LLC v. Nationwide Marketing Group LLC, No. 19-3403, N.D. Ill., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 175205)....