Angelica Textile Services Inc. v. Park

Opinion

BENKE, Acting P. J.

In this unfair competition lawsuit, plaintiff, a large-scale laundry business that provided linens to local hospitals and other health care facilities, sued a new competitor in the laundry business and one of its own former employees on a variety of theories, including a claim under the Uniform Trade Secrets Act (Civ. Code, § 3426 et seq.; UTS A). Prior to trial, the trial court granted defendants summary adjudication on all of plaintiff’s non-UTSA claims. The trial court found those claims were preempted or displaced by UTS A.

A jury later found that, in fact, none…