If a claim of misappropriation is made in bad faith, a motion to terminate an injunction is made or resisted in bad faith, or willful and malicious misappropriation exists, the court may award reasonable attorney’s fees and costs to the prevailing party. Recoverable costs hereunder shall include a reasonable sum to cover the services of expert witnesses, who are not regular employees of any party, actually incurred and reasonably necessary in either, or both, preparation for trial or arbitration, or during trial or arbitration, of the case by the prevailing party.
Cal. Civ. Code § 3426.4
UNIFORM TRADE SECRETS ACT
Known as the Uniform Trade Secrets Act
The act spans §§ 3426–3426 (12 sections).
Applied in 18 court decisions — leading case 154 Cal. App. 4th 547 - Yield Dynamics, Inc. v. TEA Systems Corp. (2007)
Most recently applied in Copart, Inc. v. Sparta Consulting, Inc. (September 2018)
Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 62, Sec. 1
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Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.