688.009

Uniformity of application and construction.

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688.009 Uniformity of application and construction.Sections 688.001-688.009 shall be applied and construed to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law with respect to the subject of this act among states enacting it.
History.s. 9, ch. 88-254.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1994–2009 · leading case: Alphamed Pharmaceuticals Corp. v. Arriva Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Alphamed Pharmaceuticals Corp. v. Arriva Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (2006) flsd · cites it 2× “” Fla. Stat. § 688.009 . 34 . Texas, where misappropriation of trade secrets is a common law tort based on the Restatement of Torts, § 757, also requires proof of damages.”
Coulter Corp. v. Leinert (1994) moed “However, because UTSA was enacted in Florida to "be applied and constructed to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law with respect to the subject of this act among states enacting it," this Court will look to the interpretations of states with law similar to…”
Knights Armament Co. v. Optical Systems Technology, Inc. (2009) flmd · cites it 2× “2001) (finding the Eighth Circuit’s interpretation of Iowa’s UTSA “particularly applicable” because it was identical to Florida’s UTSA); see also Fla. Stat. § 688.009 (“Sections 688.001-688.”
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