California Courts of Appeal,
Intellectual Property
May 1, 2024
California Court of Appeal clarifies elements of damages recoverable in trade secret misappropriation cases
In a case of first impression, the California Court of Appeal decided a novel issue related to the type of damages that are recoverable under the California Uniform Trade Secrets Act, concluding that a plaintiff may recover as “damages” the costs incurred by a forensic computer expert to stop or mitigate misappropriation.
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Paige Christie
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Jones Day
Labor & Employment
For the first time, the California Court of Appeal ruled on recovery of forensic computer expert costs as monetary damages under the California Uniform Trade Secrets Act (CUTSA) in Applied Med. Distribution Corp. v. Jarrells, 100 Cal.App.5th 556 (2024).
At the time of trial in the underlying case, no California case addressed whether “actual loss caused by misappropriation” under California Civil Code section 34...
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