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B & H SECURITIES, INC., a New Jersey Corporation, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Duane D. PINKNEY, Marc J. Palladino, Michael Poisler and Advanced Integration Security

Background: Employee filed claim against former employer with the Department of Labor for unpaid wages under the Wage Act. Employer removed the claim to Superior Court for a jury trial, and moved to consolidate the action with its own pending action against employee for alleged misappropriation of trade secrets, among other claims. The Superior Court, Chancery Division, Union County, granted employer's motions, and employee filed motion for leave to appeal. Holdings: The Superior Court, Appellate Division, Skillman, P.J.A.D., held that: (1) Wage Act claim was subject to Superior Court's plenary authority, and (2) claim could be consolidated with employer's action. Affirmed.

Full post as published by The Trade Secrets Vault on January 04, 2009 (boomark / email).