Code of Alabama
Ala. Code § 8-27-5 (2026)
Statute of Limitation.
✓ official Alabama Legislature (ALISON) text, current July 2026
An action for misappropriation must be brought within two years after the misappropriation is discovered or by the exercise of reasonable diligence should have been discovered.
(Acts 1987, No. 87-669, p. 1195, §4.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2007–2022 · leading case: Heraeus Med. GMBH v. Esschem Inc, 927 F.3d 727 (3rd Cir. 2019).
Heraeus Med. GMBH v. Esschem Inc, 927 F.3d 727 (3rd Cir. 2019). “§ 66-157 (North Carolina); Ala. Code § 8-27-5 (Alabama). While we do not have the occasion to opine on the significance of that omission for other states, Pennsylvania's canons of construction indicate that the omission reflects the General Assembly's intent to apply the…”
Griffin v. Unocal Corp., 990 So. 2d 291 (Ala. 2008). “…variations of discovery principles tailored to the particular nature of each affected cause of action. The legislature has shown its special capability in that regard by structuring variations of discovery features in the following statutes: § 6-2-3; § 6-2-30(b); § 6-5-482;…”
Cline v. Ashland, Inc., 970 So. 2d 755 (Ala. 2007). “…fashion variations of discovery principles tailored to the particular nature of each affected cause of action. The legislature has shown its special capability in that regard by structuring variations of discovery features in the following statutes: § 6-2-3; § 6-2-30(b); §…”
Coilplus-Alabama, Inc. v. Vann, 53 So. 3d 898 (Ala. 2010). “…statutes: § 6-2-3; § 6 — 2—30(b); § 6-5-482; § 6-5-502(b); § 6-5-57U(a); § 7-2A-506(2); § 8-19-14; § 8-26A-16(c); and § 8-27-5.” 990 So.2d at 310-11 (emphasis added). With regard to Coilplus’s fraud claim, § 6-5-574(a) is “subject to all existing provisions of law relating to…”
Aquate II LLC v. Myers (N.D. Ala. 2022). “” Ala. Code § 8-27-5 ; 18 U.S.C § 1836(d). During the hearing on the initial motion for a preliminary injunction, plaintiff’s counsel conceded that AQuate knew of Myers’s alleged misappropriation of trade secrets as far back as September 2017, when she allegedly took copies of…”
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