Florida Statute 688.005 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XXXIX
COMMERCIAL RELATIONS

Chapter 688
UNIFORM TRADE SECRETS ACT

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688.005 Attorney’s fees.—If a claim of misappropriation is made in bad faith, a motion to terminate an injunction is made or resisted in bad faith, or willful and malicious misappropriation exists, the court may award reasonable attorney’s fees to the prevailing party.

History.—s. 5, ch. 88-254.

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Cases Citing Statute 688.005

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Lubkey v. Compuvac Sys., Inc., 857 So. 2d 966 (Fla. 2d DCA 2003).

Cited 10 times | Published | Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal | 2003 WL 22415348

...As a preliminary matter, we reject AVS's claim that the circuit court abused its discretion in permitting Compuvac to amend its pleadings to claim fees pursuant to a provision in the settlement agreement. Compuvac also sought statutory fees under its count for misappropriation of trade secrets, § 688.005, Fla....

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Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts B v. v. Consorcio Barr, S.A., 267 F. Supp. 2d 1268 (S.D. Fla. 2003).

Cited 6 times | Published | District Court, S.D. Florida | 2003 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 8717, 2003 WL 21212185

...If willful and malicious misappropriation exists, the court may award exemplary damages in an amount not exceeding twice any compensatory award. Fla. Stat. § 688.004. 31. Reasonable attorney's fees may also be awarded in a case of willful and malicious misappropriation. Fla. Stat. § 688.005....

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Real-Time Labs., Inc. v. Predator Sys., Inc., 757 So. 2d 634 (Fla. 4th DCA 2000).

Published | Florida 4th District Court of Appeal | 2000 Fla. App. LEXIS 6216, 2000 WL 668207

was entered RTL sought attorney’s fees under section 688.005 of the UTSA, which provides that fees may be

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Pelham v. Telemedicine Sys., Corp., 622 So. 2d 152 (Fla. 3d DCA 1993).

Published | Florida 3rd District Court of Appeal | 1993 Fla. App. LEXIS 8368, 1993 WL 302624

PER CURIAM. Affirmed. § 688.005, Fla.Stat. (1991); Stockman v. Downs, 573 So.2d 835 (Fla.1991).

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