Texas Trade Secret Litigation

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Appendix A Texas Uniform Trade Secrets Act Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code Ann. § 134A, et seq.

• Sec. 134A.001 SHORT TITLE.
• Sec. 134A.002 DEFINITIONS.
• Sec. 134A.003 INJUNCTIVE RELIEF.
• Sec. 134A.004 DAMAGES.
• Sec. 134A.005 ATTORNEY'S FEES.
• Sec. 134A.006 PRESERVATION OF SECRECY.
• Sec. 134A.007 EFFECT ON OTHER LAW.
• Sec. 134A.008 UNIFORMITY OF APPLICATION AND CONSTRUCTION.

Appendix B Uniform Trade Secrets Act

• Section 1 DEFINITIONS.
• Section 2 INJUNCTIVE RELIEF.
• Section 3 DAMAGES.
• Section 4 ATTORNEY'S FEES.
• Section 5 PRESERVATION OF SECRECY.
• Section 6 STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS.
• Section 7 EFFECT ON OTHER LAW.
• Section 8 UNIFORMITY OF APPLICATION AND CONSTRUCTION.
• Section 9 SHORT TITLE.
• Section 10 SEVERABILITY.
• Section 11 TIME OF TAKING EFFECT.

Appendix C Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016

• Section 1 SHORT TITLE.
• Section 2 FEDERAL JURISDICTION FOR THEFT OF TRADE SECRETS.
• Section 3 TRADE SECRET THEFT ENFORCEMENT.
• Section 4. (18 U.S.C. § 1832) REPORT ON THEFT OF TRADE SECRETS OCCURRING ABROAD.
• Section 5 SENSE OF CONGRESS.
• Section 6. (28 U.S.C. § 620) BEST PRACTICES.
• Section 7 IMMUNITY FROM LIABILITY FOR CONFIDENTIAL DISCLOSURE OF A TRADE SECRET TO THE GOVERNMENT OR IN A COURT FILING.

Appendix D Forms

• FORM 1 CEASE AND DESIST LETTER [DATE]
• FORM 2 PROTECTIVE ORDER—STATE COURT [CASE STYLE]
• FORM 3 PROTECTIVE ORDER—FEDERAL COURT [CASE STYLE]
• FORM 4 PLAINTIFF'S REQUESTS FOR PRODUCTION—FEDERAL COURT [CASE STYLE]
• FORM 5 PLAINTIFF'S INTERROGATORIES—FEDERAL COURT [CASE STYLE]
• FORM 6 DEFENDANT'S REQUESTS FOR PRODUCTION—FEDERAL COURT [CASE STYLE]
• FORM 7 DEFENDANT'S INTERROGATORIES—FEDERAL COURT [CASE STYLE]
• FORM 8 PLAINTIFF'S REQUESTS FOR PRODUCTION—STATE COURT [CASE STYLE]
• FORM 9 PLAINTIFF'S INTERROGATORIES—STATE COURT [CASE STYLE]
• FORM 10 DEFENDANT'S REQUESTS FOR PRODUCTION—STATE COURT [CASE STYLE]
• FORM 11 DEFENDANT'S INTERROGATORIES—STATE COURT [CASE STYLE]
• FORM 12 JURY INSTRUCTIONS

Chapter 1 The Foundation

• 1-1 INTRODUCTION
• 1-2 POLICY BACKGROUND ON TRADE SECRET CLAIMS
• 1-3 LEGAL BASES FOR TRADE SECRET CLAIMS

Chapter 10 Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016

• 10-1 INTRODUCTION
• 10-2 BACKGROUND
• 10-3 DIFFERENCES FROM TUTSA
• 10-4 PRESERVATION OF SECRECY—PROTECTIVE ORDERS
• 10-5 INJUNCTIVE RELIEF AND CIVIL SEIZURE
• 10-6 WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTIONS
• 10-7 ISSUES RELATED TO LITIGATING IN FEDERAL COURT UNDER THE DTSA
• 10-8 TIMING
• 10-9 TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDERS
• 10-10 PRELIMINARY INJUNCTIONS
• 10-11 MOTIONS TO DISMISS

Chapter 2 What Is a Trade Secret and Who Owns It?

• 2-1 INTRODUCTION
• 2-2 TRADE SECRETS UNDER THE COMMON LAW
• 2-3 TRADE SECRETS UNDER TUTSA

Chapter 3 What Is Misappropriation?

• 3-1 INTRODUCTION
• 3-2 "MISAPPROPRIATION" OF A TRADE SECRET UNDER THE COMMON LAW
• 3-3 "MISAPPROPRIATION" OF A TRADE SECRET UNDER TUTSA

Chapter 4 Planning and Initiating a Trade Secret Lawsuit

• 4-1 INTRODUCTION
• 4-2 CEASE-AND-DESIST LETTER
• 4-3 EVIDENCE PRESERVATION
• 4-4 EARLY EVIDENCE GATHERING/FORENSIC ANALYSIS
• 4-5 DRAFTING THE COMPLAINT OR PETITION
• 4-6 ADDITIONAL CAUSES OF ACTION OFTEN ASSOCIATED WITH TRADE SECRET CLAIMS
• 4-7 STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS
• 4-8 TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDERS AND TEMPORARY OR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTIONS

Chapter 5 Discovery in a Trade Secret Lawsuit

• 5-1 INTRODUCTION
• 5-2 EARLY EXPEDITED DISCOVERY IN SUPPORT OF TEMPORARY INJUNCTION/PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION
• 5-3 PRESERVING SECRECY THROUGH PROTECTIVE ORDERS
• 5-4 ASSERTING THE TRADE SECRET PRIVILEGE IN NON-TRADE SECRET CASES
• 5-5 PRE-DISCOVERY IDENTIFICATION OF TRADE SECRETS
• 5-6 DOCUMENT REQUESTS/INTERROGATORIES
• 5-7 CHALLENGING THE IDENTIFICATION OF TRADE SECRETS
• 5-8 REMEDIES FOR FAILURE TO PROPERLY IDENTIFY TRADE SECRETS
• 5-9 FORENSIC EXAMINATION OF OPPOSING PARTIES' COMPUTERS

Chapter 6 Responding to the Trade Secret Lawsuit

• 6-1 INTRODUCTION
• 6-2 MOTION TO DISMISS THE COMPLAINT/PETITION
• 6-3 AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES TO TRADE SECRET CLAIMS
• 6-4 COUNTERCLAIMS
• 6-5 MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

Chapter 7 Expert Witnesses in Trade Secret Cases

• 7-1 INTRODUCTION
• 7-2 RELIABILITY OF EXPERT WITNESS TESTIMONY GENERALLY
• 7-3 CHALLENGING THE EXPERT'S TESTIMONY
• 7-4 TYPES OF EXPERTS IN TRADE SECRET CASES
• 7-5 EXPERT TESTIMONY ABOUT THE EXISTENCE OF A TRADE SECRET

Chapter 8 Trying a Trade Secret Case

• 8-1 INTRODUCTION
• 8-2 TELLING THE PLAINTIFF'S STORY
• 8-3 HUMANIZING THE CORPORATE PLAINTIFF
• 8-4 SIMPLIFYING COMPLEX INFORMATION
• 8-5 EXCLUDING THE OPPOSING PARTY FROM THE COURTROOM
• 8-6 JURY INSTRUCTIONS

Chapter 9 Monetary and Equitable Relief

• 9-1 INTRODUCTION
• 9-2 MONETARY RELIEF
• 9-3 EXEMPLARY DAMAGES—CPRC § 134A.004(B)
• 9-4 ATTORNEYS' FEES—CPRC § 134A.005
• 9-5 JOINT AND SEVERAL LIABILITY FOR MULTIPLE TRADE SECRET DEFENDANTS
• 9-6 CONTRIBUTION AMONG TRADE SECRET DEFENDANTS

Front Matter

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