Code of Alabama
Ala. Code § 8-27-1 (2026)
Short Title.
✓ official Alabama Legislature (ALISON) text, current July 2026
This chapter may be cited as the “Alabama Trade Secrets Act.”
(Acts 1987, No. 87-669, p. 1195, §6.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 22
cases (7 in the last 5 years), 1988–2024 · leading case: Unisource Worldwide, Inc. v. South Cent. Alabama Supply, LLC, 199 F. Supp. 2d 1194 (M.D. Ala. 2001).
Unisource Worldwide, Inc. v. South Cent. Alabama Supply, LLC, 199 F. Supp. 2d 1194 (M.D. Ala. 2001). “23 Plaintiff argues that SCAS was able to take the Service Professionals account from Plaintiff because Trevor Oswalt 1) breached his Non-Competition Agreement with Plaintiff; 2) breached his Confidentiality Agreement with Plaintiff; and 3) violated the Alabama Trade Secrets…”
Util. Automation 2000, Inc. v. Choctawhatchee Elec. Coop., Inc., 298 F.3d 1238 (11th Cir. 2002). “UA 2000 originally sued Defendants 1 for the misappropriation of UA 2000’s trade secrets in violation of the Alabama Trade Secrets Act, Ala.Code § 8-27-1 et seq. (1975), breach of contract, and intentional interference with a business or contractual relationship.”
Roberson v. C.P. Allen Constr. Co., Inc., 50 So. 3d 471 (Ala. Civ. App. 2010). “ABC subsequently amended its complaint to add a claim against Roberson for allegedly violating the Alabama Trade Secrets Act, Ala. Code 1975, § 8-27-1 et seq., adding Penhall as a defendant, and asserting that Penhall tortiously interfered with ABC’s noncompete agreement with…”
Peat, Inc. v. Vanguard Rsch., Inc., 378 F.3d 1154 (11th Cir. 2004). “and appropriated PEAT’s trade secrets in violation of the Alabama Trade Secrets Act, Ala.Code § 8-27-1 et seq. The jury awarded PEAT $325,981.”
Bell Aerospace Servs., Inc. v. U.S. Aero Servs., Inc., 690 F. Supp. 2d 1267 (M.D. Ala. 2010). “§ 1030 , and the Alabama Trade Secrets Act (ATSA), 1975 Ala. Code §§ 8-27-1 to -6. The company also asserts the following six Alabama claims against the defendants: theft of intellectual property, unjust enrichment, fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, conversion, and breach of…”
Soap Co. v. Ecolab, Inc., 646 So. 2d 1366 (Ala. 1994). “Ecolab and Todd counterclaimed, alleging that the retrieval of Ecolab's documents from the trash dumpster was trespass, conversion, and a violation of the Alabama Trade Secrets Act, Ala.Code 1975, § 8-27-1 et seq. The Soap Company and Anderson moved for a summary judgment on…”
Docrx, Inc. v. Dox Consulting, LLC, 738 F. Supp. 2d 1234 (S.D. Ala. 2010). “” (internal citations and quotation marks omitted)); Ala.Code § 8-27-1, et seq. (the Alabama Trade Secrets Act).”
Evans v. Gen. Motors Corp., 893 A.2d 371 (Conn. 2006). “Ala. Code § 8-27-1 et seq. (2002); Alaska Stat.”
Saunders v. Florence Enameling Co., Inc., 540 So. 2d 651 (Ala. 1988). “The Alabama Legislature has adopted the Alabama Trade Secrets Act, see Ala.Code 1975, § 8-27-1 et seq.; however, that Act did not become effective until August 12, 1987, over two years after this action was filed.”
Molex Co. v. Andress, 887 F. Supp. 2d 1189 (N.D. Ala. 2012). “(“Pacific”) originally commenced this action in the Circuit Court of Limestone County, Alabama, asserting claims against defendant Charles Andress, a former consultant for plaintiffs, for a temporary restraining order and injunctive relief to redress violations of the Alabama…”
Kilgo v. Smith, 177 So. 3d 884 (Ala. 2014). “; 2 and the Alabama Trade Secrets Act, Ala.Code 1975, § 8-27-1 et seq. Bosch supported its motion for a protective order with the affidavit of Matthew Coon, Bosch’s “Director of Engineering for Airbag ECU development.”
Aquate II, LLC v. Jessica Myers, 100 F.4th 1316 (11th Cir. 2024). “§ 1836 ; Ala. Code § 8-27-1 et seq. AQuate requested a preliminary injunction, and Kituwah and Myers moved to dismiss.”
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