TRB Acquisitions LLC v. Yedid
- Jesse Furman
- 1:20-cv-00552
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In TRB Acquisitions LLC v. Yedid, Judge Furman granted dismissal: the trade-secret claim ended with prejudice, while state claims could be refiled in state court.
The plaintiffs' federal trade-secret claim was dismissed with prejudice, and their state-law claims were dismissed without prejudice to refiling in state court. Defendant Jack Yedid obtained dismissal of the amended complaint.
What happened
TRB Acquisitions LLC v. Yedid involved a motion to dismiss an amended complaint that included a federal trade-secret claim and state-law claims.
The court dismissed the federal trade-secret claim under the Defend Trade Secrets Act with prejudice, meaning it could not be refiled in that case. It dismissed the state-law claims without prejudice to refiling them in state court.
Judge Furman also declined to give the plaintiffs another chance to amend their amended complaint, and the judgment states that the case was closed.
The detailed version
- TRB Acquisitions LLC v. Yedid · No. 1:20-cv-00552
- Jesse Furman
- Jan. 28, 2021
Background
The judgment concerns Defendant Jack Yedid's motion to dismiss Plaintiffs' amended complaint. The complaint included TRB's claim under the federal Defend Trade Secrets Act and additional state-law claims.
Rulings
The court granted Defendant's motion to dismiss. It dismissed TRB's Defend Trade Secrets Act claim with prejudice. It dismissed the state-law claims without prejudice to refiling them in state court.
The court also declined to grant Plaintiffs leave to amend their amended complaint. The judgment states that Plaintiffs did not request permission to amend or suggest that they had facts that would cure the problems with the federal trade-secret claim. It further states that Plaintiffs had already received permission to amend the original complaint and had been warned that they would not receive another opportunity to address the issues raised by the motion to dismiss.
Disposition
The judgment states that the case was closed. The case materials identify Judge Jesse Furman, while the judgment itself is signed by Clerk Ruby J. Krajick and a deputy clerk.
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