GLE Scrap Metal, Inc. v. Tan et al

Track this case

Case Number:

6:22-cv-00573

Court:

Florida Middle

Nature of Suit:

Defend Trade Secrets Act (of 2016)

Judge:

Paul G. Byron

Firms

  1. May 04, 2023

    11th Circ. Says Fla. Scrap Metal App Didn't Use Trade Secrets

    The Eleventh Circuit has declined to reverse the denial of a lower court's preliminary injunction for a scrap metal recycling company suing to stop a former employee from using trade secrets, finding an app he developed only collected data and did not facilitate transactions with existing customers.

  2. April 14, 2022

    IP Forecast: NetScout To Wrestle With Patent Biz In Texas

    Massachusetts software business NetScout Systems is set next week to be the first tech company to fight infringement claims lodged by patent-holding company Longhorn HD in front of a federal jury in Marshall, Texas. Here's a look at that case — plus all the other major intellectual property matters facing the court in the coming week.

  3. March 22, 2022

    Ex-Scrap Metal VP Blocked From Promoting New App

    A Florida federal judge granted a scrap metal recycler's request to stop a former employee from trying to promote an app at an industry convention, finding it likely the recycler could prove the employee had taken trade secret and proprietary information.