A successor corporation brought action against counsel for predecessor
corporation alleging they committed legal malpractice, breached their fiduciary
duties, and committed trade secret violations by providing a former employee with
confidential information about predecessor corporation's application for a patent.
Counsel moved to dismiss.

The District Court, William T. Hart, J., held that:

(1) successor corporation established standing, at the pleading stage, to assert
claims of legal malpractice and breach of fiduciary duty against counsel;

(2) successor corporation's allegations regarding the Illinois Trade Secrets Act
(ITSA) were sufficient to survive motion to dismiss; and

(3) statute prohibiting punitive damages on legal malpractice claims did not
apply to ITSA claim.

Motion granted in part and denied in part.