Quintara Biosciences, Inc. v. Ruifeng Biztech Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

QUINTARA BIOSCIENCES, INC., Plaintiff, No. C 20-04808 WHA

v.

RUIFENG BIZTECH INC., et al., ORDER DENYING DEFENDANTS’

MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY

Defendants.

JUDGMENT AND FOR

TERMINATING SANCTIONS

14 15 In this acrimonious dispute between former business partners, defendants move for summary judgment and for terminating sanctions (Dkt. Nos. 141, 163). Based on evidence submitted by plaintiff Quintara Biosciences, Inc., some of which the undersigned inspected during in-person oral argument, this order finds there is sufficient evidence of misappropriation of Quintara’s alleged trade secrets to deny defendants’ motions. Summary judgment is appropriate if there is no genuine dispute of material fact, those facts that may affect the outcome of the suit. “[T]he substantive law's identification of which facts are critical and which facts are irrelevant . . . governs.” A genuine dispute contains sufficient evidence such that a reasonable jury…