1. Demurrer to Amended Complaint 2. Motion to Strike Portions of the Complaint
Moving Party: Defendant Mactin Le Responding Party: Plaintiff Bend-Tek, Inc.
Ruling Motion 1: Defendant’s demurrer is sustained in part and overruled in part.
First Cause of Action (misappropriation of trade secrets). The elements of a claim for misappropriation of trade secrets under the California Uniform Trade Secret Act (UTSA) are (1) the existence of a “trade secret,” (2) “misappropriation” of the trade secret, and (3) resulting harm. (Civ. Code, § 3426.1, subd. (b); Reeves v. Hanlon (2004) 33 Cal.4th 1140, 1155; CytoDyn of New Mexico, Inc. v. Amerimmune Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (2008) 160 Cal.App.4th 288, 297.)
Defendant Le contends that the FAC does not allege what trade secrets Le acquired, when or how Le disclosed or used a trade secret, or to whom Le disclosed a trade secret. The FAC, however, identifies the “Trade Secrets” at issue: customer lists and information about customers, Plaintiff’s product
Hearing Date
March 08, 2021
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1. Demurrer to Amended Complaint 2. Motion to Strike Portions of the Complaint
Moving Party: Defendant Mactin Le Responding Party: Plaintiff Bend-Tek, Inc.
Ruling Motion 1: Defendant’s demurrer is sustained in part and overruled in part.
First Cause of Action (misappropriation of trade secrets). The elements of a claim for misappropriation of trade secrets under the California Uniform Trade Secret Act (UTSA) are (1) the existence of a “trade secret,” (2) “misappropriation” of the trade secret, and (3) resulting harm. (Civ. Code, § 3426.1, subd. (b); Reeves v. Hanlon (2004) 33 Cal.4th 1140, 1155; CytoDyn of New Mexico, Inc. v. Amerimmune Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (2008) 160 Cal.App.4th 288, 297.)
Defendant Le contends that the FAC does not allege what trade secrets Le acquired, when or how Le disclosed or used a trade secret, or to whom Le disclosed a trade secret. The FAC, however, identifies the “Trade Secrets” at issue: customer lists and information about customers, Plaintiff’s product