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Ala. Code § 8-27-3

Misappropriation.

Known as the Alabama Trade Secrets Act

The act spans §§ 8-27-1 to 8-27-6 (6 sections).

Applied in 5 court decisions — leading case 690 F. Supp. 2d 1267 - Bell Aerospace Services, Inc. v. U.S. Aero Services, Inc. (2010)

Most recently applied in Variable Annuity Life Insurance Company, The, Valic Financial Advisors Inc. v. Brett Laferrera (February 2017)

(Acts 1987, No. 87-669, p. 1195, §2.)

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A person who discloses or uses the trade secret of another, without a privilege to do so, is liable to the other for misappropriation of the trade secret if:

(1) That person discovered the trade secret by improper means;

(2) That person’s disclosure or use constitutes a breach of confidence reposed in that person by the other;

(3) That person learned the trade secret from a third person, and knew or should have known that (i) the information was a trade secret and (ii) that the trade secret had been appropriated under circumstances which violate the provisions of (1) or (2), above; or

(4) That person learned the information and knew or should have known that it was a trade secret and that its disclosure was made to that person by mistake.

Official source: Alabama Legislature (ALISON). Reproduced from public-domain Alabama statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.