Legal and Regulatory Disclosures
Defendants’ Motion For Reconsideration Of Order Granting Plaintiff’s Emergency Motion For Protective Order And For Award Of Attorneys’ Fees
In this trade secrets case, Plaintiff Lifeway Foods, Inc. previously obtained a protective order preventing Defendants from issuing subpoenas to four Lifeway customers that sell Lifeway’s alleged “trade secret” kefir formula under their own labels. Defendants sought to establish that Life- way’s purported trade secrets were shared with third parties and not kept secret by them.
Plaintiff Lifeway Foods, Inc.’s Motion For Leave To Amend Complaint Under Fed. R. Civ. P. 15(A)(2) And To Withdraw Motion For Preliminary Injunction.
Plaintiff, Lifeway Foods, Inc. (“Lifeway”) moves under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 15(a)(2) to dismiss Count I of its Complaint, which asserts a claim under the Defend Trade Secrets Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1836 et seq. Lifeway also withdraws its motion for entry of a preliminary injunction (ECF No. 4), which is currently scheduled for a hearing on May 29, 2024. (ECF No. 16.)
Lifeway’s “unofficial” response to Edward and Ludmila’s March 11, 2022 Notice of an Alternate Board slate as described by Edward’s May 2024 Federal Trade Secrets Deposition
Opposing council questions Edward Smolyansky about trade secret knowledge during Edward’s May 2024 Federal Trade Secrets Deposition
November 07, 2024:
Edward and Ludmilla Smolyansky Support Danone Bid to Aquire Lifeway Foods
*Edward’s wife was a Lifeway Administrative Assistant prior to her departure Jan. 2, 2022