Remedies for misappropriation—Damages.
Applied in 13 court decisions — leading case 108 Wash. 2d 38 - Boeing Company v. Sierracin Corporation (2000)
Most recently applied in Inteum Co. v. Nat'l Univ. of Sing. (March 2019)
1981 c 286 s 3.
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.
(1) In addition to or in lieu of injunctive relief, a complainant may recover damages for the actual loss caused by misappropriation. A complainant also may recover for the unjust enrichment caused by misappropriation that is not taken into account in computing damages for actual loss.
(2) If wilful and malicious misappropriation exists, the court may award exemplary damages in an amount not exceeding twice any award made under subsection (1).
Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.