Intermedics, Inc. v. Ventritex, Inc.

ORDER AND OPINION RE DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT ON ALL CLAIMS ' BASED ON DISCLOSURE OR USE OF ALLEGED TRADE SECRETS OR CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION

BRAZIL, United States Magistrate Judge.

I. PRINCIPAL ISSUE ADDRESSED

While defendants’ motion -for summary judgment and plaintiffs opposition constrain us to confront many questions, by far the most difficult and significant issue that we address is this: under California law, when a cause of action accrues against a given defendant for misappropriation of some alleged trade secrets or confidential information, does the statute of…