Pennsylvania Federal Court Affirms Broad Pleading Standard for Uniform Trade Secrets Act and Ability to Plead Preempted Claims in the Alternative

According to the allegations in a recently filed complaint, Defendant Implementation Management Assistance, Inc. (“IMA”) hired a long-time employee, Liana Hans, away from competitor Plaintiff Triage Consulting Group, Inc. (“Triage”). Hans allegedly had intimate knowledge of Triage’s proprietary systems and allegedly shared that knowledge with IMA, in derogation of her confidentiality agreement with Triage. IMA thereafter recruited another Triage employee, Sara Lewis, with the expressly stated purpose of allegedly seeking to use Triage’s proprietary information and to steal Triage’s clients. Hans and Lewis allegedly assisted in the development of IMA’s own version of Triage’s proprietary software.

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