Code of Alabama
Ala. Code § 8-27-6 (2026)
Effect on Other Law.
✓ official Alabama Legislature (ALISON) text, current July 2026
Those provisions of this chapter that are inconsistent with the common law of trade secrets supersede the common law; otherwise, this chapter should be construed to be consistent with the common law of trade secrets.
(Acts 1987, No. 87-669, p. 1195, §5.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4
cases (3 in the last 5 years), 2019–2026 · leading case: Arkema Inc. v. Emerson Process Mgmt., LLLP (S.D. Ala. 2019).
Arkema Inc. v. Emerson Process Mgmt., LLLP (S.D. Ala. 2019). “§ 8-27-6. The accompanying comment explains that “[t]he act is intended to codify and to modify the common law of trade secrets in Alabama.”
Gulf South Commc'ns, Inc. v. WOOF Inc. (M.D. Ala. 2021). “CODE § 8-27-6. The Court will first address the scope of preemption under the ATSA, and then will turn to the arguments raised with respect to particular common law claims.”
Killough v. Monkress (N.D. Ala. 2022). “CODE § 8-27-6 Comment. Moreover, where Alabama law authorizes such fees, the court has “discretion” to award reasonable attorneys’ fees guided in part by “the measure of success achieved.”
Stockton Mortg. Corp. v. Ixonia Bancshares Inc. d/b/a Novus Home Mortg., et al. (N.D. Ala. 2026). “§ 8-27-6. The Alabama Supreme Court has held that the ATSA “replace[s] common law tort remedies for the misappropriation of trade secrets.”
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