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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 10, § 1548 (2026)

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1.  No effect.  Except as provided in this section, this Act displaces conflicting tort, restitutionary and other laws of this State providing civil remedies for misappropriation of a trade secret. This Act does not affect:  
A. Contractual remedies, whether or not based upon misappropriation of a trade secret;   [PL 1987, c. 143 (NEW).]
B. Other civil remedies that are not based upon misappropriation of a trade secret;   [PL 1987, c. 143 (NEW).]
C. Criminal remedies, whether or not based upon misappropriation of a trade secret;   [PL 1987, c. 143 (NEW).]
D. The duty of any person to disclose information where expressly required by law; or   [PL 1987, c. 143 (NEW).]
E. The provisions of the Maine Tort Claims Act, Title 14, chapter 741.   [PL 1987, c. 143 (NEW).]
[PL 1987, c. 143 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1987, c. 143 (NEW).
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 2008–2011 · leading case: Native Maine Produce & Specialty Foods v. Berrill, No. CUMcv-07-412 (Me. Super. Ct Feb. 12, 2008).
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Native Maine Produce & Specialty Foods v. Berrill, No. CUMcv-07-412 (Me. Super. Ct Feb. 12, 2008). “10 M.R.S. § 1548. See Composite Marine Propellers Inc.”
State of Maine v. Cent. Maine Healthcare Corp., No. ANDcv-11-26 (Me. Super. Ct Nov. 9, 2011). “Other civil remedies that are not based upon misappropriation of a trade secret; 10 M.R.S. §1548 On its face, the Act preempts only restitution claims that are based on misappropriation of a trade secret as defined by the Act.”
Fortune Commc'ns, Inc. v. Cent. Maine Healthcare Corp., No. ANDbcd-cv-11-26 (Me. Super. Ct Nov. 8, 2011). “Other civil remedies that are not based upon misappropriation of a trade secret; 10 M.R.S. §1548 On its face, the Act preempts only restitution claims that are based on misappropriation of a trade secret as defined by the Act.”
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