Ad Lightning Inc. v. Clean.io, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK AD LIGHTNING INC., Plaintiff, 19-CV-7367 (JPO) -v- OPINION AND ORDER CLEAN.IO, INC., Defendant. J. PAUL OETKEN, District Judge: Ad Lightning Inc. brings suit against Clean.io, Inc. (“Clean”), arguing that Clean misappropriated its trade secrets under the Defend Trade Secrets Act,

18 U.S.C. § 1836

et seq., and Washington’s Uniform Trade Secrets Act, Revised Code of Washington § 19.108 et seq. Clean has moved to dismiss the complaint for failure to state a claim. For the reasons that follow, the motion is granted. I. Background The…