Epstein Becker: Arizona Supreme Court Trims Scope of Uniform Trade Secrets Act | Practical Law

Epstein Becker: Arizona Supreme Court Trims Scope of Uniform Trade Secrets Act | Practical Law

This Law Firm Publication by Epstein Becker & Green, P.C. discusses the Arizona Supreme Court's decision in Orca Communication Unlimited, LLC v. Noder, holding that an unfair competition claim about confidential information that did not amount to a trade secret was not pre-empted by Arizona's Uniform Trade Secrets Act (UTSA).  The court also discussed the split of authority among states on whether the UTSA preempts all other common law tort claims premised on misappropriation of confidential information.

Epstein Becker: Arizona Supreme Court Trims Scope of Uniform Trade Secrets Act

Practical Law Legal Update 5-590-5745 (Approx. 3 pages)

Epstein Becker: Arizona Supreme Court Trims Scope of Uniform Trade Secrets Act

by Epstein Becker & Green, P.C
Published on 01 Dec 2014Arizona, United States
This Law Firm Publication by Epstein Becker & Green, P.C. discusses the Arizona Supreme Court's decision in Orca Communication Unlimited, LLC v. Noder, holding that an unfair competition claim about confidential information that did not amount to a trade secret was not pre-empted by Arizona's Uniform Trade Secrets Act (UTSA). The court also discussed the split of authority among states on whether the UTSA preempts all other common law tort claims premised on misappropriation of confidential information.