• Heraeus Med. GmbH v. Esschem, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2018-02-20
    Practice Area: Commercial Law | Discovery | Trade Secrets
    Industry: Manufacturing
    Court: U.S. District Court for Pennsylvania - Eastern
    Judge: District Judge Rufe
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 18-0181

    Defendant was entitled to summary judgment in plaintiffs action alleging misappropriation of trade secrets, unjust enrichment and tortious interference with economic advantage because plaintiffs admission in its German litigation and its 28 U.S.C. §1782 discovery action against defendant showed that plaintiff knew or should have known of the factual basis for the misappropriation claim by 2009 but did not file the action until 2014 and the action was time barred. Motion granted.