Any manufacturer or distributor who directly or through an officer, employee, or agent violates sections 1333.82 to 1333.86 of the Revised Code is liable to the party injured by such violation for all reasonable damages sustained by the party that are the proximate result of the unlawful act of the manufacturer or distributor, his officer, employee, or agent. An action to recover such damages and for other relief may be brought only in the common pleas court in the county in which the distributor's principal place of business in this state is located.
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1333.87
Liability for violation
Known as the Uniform Trade Secrets Act
The act spans §§ 1333–1333 (67 sections).
Applied in 5 court decisions — leading case Tri-CountyWholesale Distributors, Inc. v. Wine Group, Inc. (2012)
Most recently applied in Tri-CountyWholesale Distributors, Inc. v. Wine Group, Inc. (June 2012)
Effective: May 20, 1992; Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 284 - 119th General Assembly
How often courts cite this section
Court decisions citing this, by year. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
Official source: Ohio Laws & Administrative Rules (Legislative Service Commission). Reproduced from public-domain Ohio statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.