Application of provisions to other laws, actions or proceedings
Known as the Mississippi Uniform Trade Secrets Act
The act spans §§ 75–75 (10 sections).
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Fred's Stores of Miss. v. M & H DRUGS (1998)
Most recently applied in 989 F. Supp. 2d 522 - New South Equipment Mats, LLC v. Keener (November 2013)
Laws, 1990, ch. 442, § 8, eff from and after July 1, 1990.
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2), this chapter displaces conflicting tort, restitutionary and other law of this state providing civil remedies for misappropriation of a trade secret.
(2) This chapter does not affect: Contractual remedies, whether or not based upon misappropriation of a trade secret;
(3) Other civil remedies that are not based upon misappropriation of a trade secret; or
(4) Criminal remedies, whether or not based upon misappropriation of a trade secret.
Current official text: Mississippi Code (LexisNexis). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Mississippi statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.