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Cal. Civil Code § 3426 (2026)

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This title may be cited as the Uniform Trade Secrets Act.

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Cited in 280 cases (109 in the last 5 years), 1986–2026 · leading case: Pavlovich v. Superior Court, 58 P.3d 2 (Cal. 2002).
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Pavlovich v. Superior Court, 58 P.3d 2 (Cal. 2002). · cites it 4× “) reflects both its common concern with regulating trade secret infringements and its special interest in providing effective remedies for such infringements committed against its own residents. Finally, and importantly, both DVD CCA and the interstate judicial system have a…”
Amn Healthcare, Inc. v. Aya Healthcare Servs., Inc., 239 Cal. Rptr. 3d 577 (Cal. Ct. App. 5th 2018). · cites it 2× “AMN sued defendants, asserting various causes of action including breach of contract and misappropriation of confidential information, including trade secrets as set forth in the Uniform Trade Secrets Act, Civil Code sections 3426 et seq . (UTSA).”
Reeves v. Hanlon, 95 P.3d 513 (Cal. 2004). · cites it 2× “Another issue presented in this case concerns the propriety of the trial court’s award for violations of the Uniform Trade Secrets Act (UTSA) (Civ. Code, § 3426 et seq.). We find the award was proper, and affirm the judgment of the Court of Appeal in its entirety.”
K.C. Multimedia, Inc. v. Bank of Am. Tech. & Operations, Inc., 171 Cal. App. 4th 939 (Cal. Ct. App. 2009). · cites it 2× “(Civ. Code, § 3426 et seq.) This ruling eliminated appellant’s second cause of action (for breach of confidence), its fifth cause of action (for interference with contract), and its sixth cause of action (for unfair competition).”
Silvaco Data Sys. v. Intel Corp., 184 Cal. App. 4th 210 (Cal. Ct. App. 2010). · cites it 2× “A2-35, quoting Pooley, The Uniform Trade Secrets Act: California Civil Code § 3426 (1985) 1 Santa Clara Computer & High Tech.”
Ajaxo Inc. v. E Trade Grp., Inc., 2005 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 10730 (Cal. Ct. App. 2005). · cites it 2× “) (hereinafter UTSA) provides that upon proof of misappropriation, a plaintiff in a trade secret action “may recover for the unjust enrichment caused by misappropriation that is not taken into account in computing damages for actual loss.” (Civ. Code, § 3426.3, subd. (a).”
DVD Copy Control Ass'n, Inc. v. Bunner, 75 P.3d 1 (Cal. 2003). · cites it 2× “Today we resolve an apparent conflict between California's trade secret law (Civ.Code, § 3426 et seq.) [1] and the free speech clauses of the United States and California Constitutions.”
FLIR Sys., Inc. v. Parrish, 29 I.E.R. Cas. (BNA) 441 (Cal. Ct. App. 2009). · cites it 2× “(Civ. Code, § 3426 et seq.) 1 *1274 The trial court found that the action was filed and maintained in bad faith within the meaning of section 3426.”
Indep. Ass'n of Mailbox Ctr. Owners, Inc. v. Superior Court, 2005 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 9006 (Cal. Ct. App. 2005). · cites it 3× “of the Business and Professions Code (the Cartwright Act); (3) Civil Code section 3426 et seq. (the Uniform Trade Secrets Act); and (4) section 17200 et seq.”
Popescu v. Apple Inc., 1 Cal. App. 5th 39 (Cal. Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 2× “) The Supreme Court addressed (1) a contract interference theory as it pertained to the workers who were induced to leave plaintiffs’ law firm, and (2) a claim for violation of the Uniform Trade Secrets Act (Civ. Code, § 3426 et seq.). (Reeves, at pp.”
Alta Devices, Inc. v. LG Elecs., Inc., 343 F. Supp. 3d 868 (N.D. Cal. 2018). “Second, Alta claims that LGA misappropriated Alta's trade secrets in violation of California Civil Code § 3426, et seq , the California Uniform Trade Secrets Act ("CUTSA").”
Parrish v. Latham & Watkins, 400 P.3d 1 (Cal. 2017). “The court further concluded that even if Parrish and Fitzgibbons's business was not itself based on FLIR's and Indigo's intellectual property, FLIR and Indigo had "produced sufficient evidence, for example with the [expert] declarations, to raise a triable issue as to…”
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— Cal. Civil Code § 3426(b)(1) — 1 case
ATS Prods., Inc. v. Champion Fiberglass, Inc., 309 F.R.D. 527 (N.D. Cal. 2015).
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