I can say “CUTSA preemption” and see eyes begin to immediately glaze over. Even those who follow trade secrets closely sometimes have to stifle a yawn when it comes to CUTSA preemption.
Boring or not, CUTSA preemption should be understood by those who seek to protect their trade secrets. Both federal and state courts have…
It is common for plaintiffs in employee-related trade secrets and unfair competition cases to allege something of a grab bag of statutory and common law theories. Often, claims of misappropriation of trade secrets, intentional interference with economic advantage, breach of duty, and common law unfair competition will be based on the same set of facts…
