Despite Allegations That Something Fishy Was Occurring, Kentucky Federal District Court Rules That Texas Corporate Defendant Was Not Subject To Personal Jurisdiction In Trade Secret Misappropriation Suit

MPI, a Texas company, went to Kentucky and allegedly attempted to hire two Luvata employees, Foster and Meredith. Foster joined MPI soon thereafter. Over the course of the next few months while Meredith remained a Luvata employee, he and Foster allegedly spoke by phone repeatedly. In addition, prior to leaving Luvata for MPI, Meredith allegedly copied his employer’s computer files that described a trade secret manufacturing process, identified its customers, and contained its financial information. Once Meredith became an MPI employee, it allegedly replicated Luvata’s confidential manufacturing process and began competing with Luvata which then sued MPI, Foster and Meredith in a Kentucky federal court.

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