Legal Opinion
Cacique, Inc. v. Robert Reiser & Co.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 2, 1999No. 98-55967PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOODWIN, Circuit Judge:
This interlocutory appeal from a civil contempt order tests the ability of a plaintiff to discover a competitor’s financial data in an action against a third party for allegedly furnishing the plaintiffs trade secret to the competitor. This action is brought against only the party that allegedly disclosed the trade secret, not the competitor who has been held in contempt. The theory of the complaint apparently is that California’s version of the Uniform Trade Secrets Act (“UTSA”) authorizes a plaintiff to sue the party who leaked the trade secrets to an unauthorized…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Chatton v. National Union Fire InsuranceCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1992
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3Cited by24 opinions
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