Biomin America, Inc. v. Lesaffre Yeast Corporation

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF KANSAS BIOMIN AMERICA, INC., Plaintiff, v. Case No. 2:20-cv-02109-HLT LESAFFRE YEAST CORPORATION, BRETT BELL, and ANNA CROCKETT, Defendants. MEMORANDUM AND ORDER Plaintiff Biomin America, Inc. (“Biomin”) brings this action against Defendant Lesaffre Yeast Corporation (“Lesaffre”) and two former Biomin employees—Defendants Brett Bell and Anna Crockett—who now work for Lesaffre. Biomin asserts a claim for misappropriation of trade secrets under the federal Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016,

18 U.S.C. § 1836

(“DTSA”), and a slew of state law…