Mississippi Code
Miss. Code Ann. § 75-26-15 (2026)
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✓ current as of July 2026
- (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), this chapter displaces conflicting tort, restitutionary and other law of this state providing civil remedies for misappropriation of a trade secret.
- (2) This chapter does not affect:
- (a) Contractual remedies, whether or not based upon misappropriation of a trade secret;
- (b) Other civil remedies that are not based upon misappropriation of a trade secret; or
- (c) Criminal remedies, whether or not based upon misappropriation of a trade secret.
Laws, 1990, ch. 442, § 8, eff. 7/1/1990.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1996–2022 · leading case: Fred's Stores of Miss. v. M & H DRUGS, 725 So. 2d 902 (Miss. 1998).
Fred's Stores of Miss. v. M & H DRUGS, 725 So. 2d 902 (Miss. 1998). “Miss.Code Ann. § 75-26-15 (1991). That section states: (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), this chapter displaces conflicting tort, restitutionary and other law of this state providing civil remedies for misappropriation of a trade secret.”
New South Equip. Mats, LLC v. Keener, 989 F. Supp. 2d 522 (S.D. Miss. 2013). “” Miss.Code Ann. § 75-26-15(1). However, the Act’s preemptive reach does not extend to “[o]ther civil remedies that are not based upon misappropriation of a trade secret____” Id.”
Fred's Stores of MS Inc v. M & H Drugs Inc (Miss. 1996). “Miss. Code Ann. § 75-26-15 (1991). That section states: (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), this chapter displaces conflicting tort, restitutionary and other law of this state providing civil remedies for misappropriation of a trade secret.”
Enhanced Env't & Emergency Servs., Inc. v. Delashmit (N.D. Miss. 2022). “" Miss. Code Ann. § 75-26-3 . The MUTSA “displaces conflicting tort, restitutionary and other law of this state providing civil remedies for misappropriation of a trade secret.”
— Miss. Code Ann. § 75-26-15(1) — 1 case
New South Equip. Mats, LLC v. Keener, 989 F. Supp. 2d 522 (S.D. Miss. 2013). “” Miss.Code Ann. § 75-26-15(1). However, the Act’s preemptive reach does not extend to “[o]ther civil remedies that are not based upon misappropriation of a trade secret____” Id.”
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