Cutera, Inc. v. Lutronic Aesthetics, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CUTERA, INC., No. 2:20-cv-00235-KJM-DB Plaintiff, v. ORDER LUTRONIC AESTHETICS, INC., et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff Cutera, Inc. sues a competitor, defendant Lutronic Aesthetics, Inc. (“Lutronic”), for misappropriation of Cutera’s trade secrets through Lutronic’s hiring of several former Cutera employees. Cutera moves for a temporary restraining order barring defendants’ continued misappropriation of those secrets and seeks an order preserving related evidence. After hearing oral argument from both parties on March 4, 2020, and for the reasons discussed below, the court GRANTS Cutera’s motion in part. I. BACKGROUND A. Factual Background Cutera and Lutronic are both medical device companies that market and sell laser systems and other products for use in the medical aesthetics industry. Eckerman Decl. ¶¶ 2, 8–9, ECF No. 12-3. The two companies are direct competitors. Id. ¶ 8. 28 …