In re Trade Secrets in Manufacturing High Molecular Weight Polyethylene

OPINION AND ORDER

Plaintiffs in this litigation, Impact Plastics and its subsidiary, Future Plastics, are manufacturers of high molecular weight plastics. They brought four actions in three different districts against former employees alleging use of and conspiracy to use trade secrets in competition with the plaintiffs. Plaintiffs moved the Panel for transfer under Section 1407 and all defendants opposed the motion.1 We find that none of the criteria favoring transfer exist in this litigation and accordingly deny the motion with prejudice.2

Each action in this litigation involves the existence…