Dow Corning Corp. v. Jie Xiao

OPINION AND ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO COMPEL

THOMAS L. LUDINGTON, District Judge.

In this trade secrets case, Dow Corning Corp. and Hemlock Semiconductor Corp. have brought suit against Jie Xiao, LXE Solar, Inc., and LXEng LLC. Alleging misappropriation of trade secrets, Plaintiffs contend that Defendants used the misappropriated information to lure customers away from Plaintiffs’ trichlorosilane and polysilicon businesses. In particular, Plaintiffs allege that Defendants misappropriated Plaintiffs’ trade secrets regarding “first generation” fluid bed…