Elenza, Inc., Plaintiff Below, Appellant v. Alcon Laboratories Holding Corporation and Alcon Research, Ltd…

Summary

The Supreme Court of Delaware affirmed summary judgment for Alcon on Elenza's trade-secret-misappropriation claim. Even assuming Elenza's combination of generally known technologies could qualify as a trade secret, Elenza failed after discovery to identify evidence from which a rational factfinder could infer that Alcon actually used or disclosed Elenza's specific information. The court therefore did not reach Elenza's damages or new-trial arguments.