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Okla. Stat. tit. 78, § 89 (2026)

Attorney's fees

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The court may award reasonable attorney's fees to the prevailing party if: 1. A claim of misappropriation is made in bad faith; or 2. A motion to terminate an injunction is made or resisted in bad faith; or 3. Willful and malicious misappropriation exists. Added by Laws 1986, c. 85, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 1986.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1997–2024 · leading case: Vanguard Env't, Inc. v. Kerin, 528 F.3d 756 (10th Cir. 2008).
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Vanguard Env't, Inc. v. Kerin, 528 F.3d 756 (10th Cir. 2008). “” Okla. Stat. tit. 78, § 89 (1). In an action brought under the ODTPA, the court “may, in its discretion, award reasonable attorneys’ fees to the prevailing party,” and if the court finds the plaintiff “acted in *759 bad faith in instituting the action,” it must award attorneys’…”
Whitlock v. Bob Moore Cadillac, Inc., 1997 OK 56 (Okla. 1997). “¶ 6 More recently, we have considered 78 O.S.1991 § 89, the statute allowing the recovery of an attorney’s fee for the bad-faith filing of a claim for misappropriation of trade secrets.”
Magnesium Mach., LLC v. Terves, LLC (6th Cir. 2021). “But the district court found that Magnesium Machine’s actions met the definition under any standard. We agree. We haven’t addressed the meaning of “bad faith” under any of the trade secret acts here.”
CMI Roadbuilding Inc v. Specsys Inc (W.D. Okla. 2024). “Okla. Stat. tit. 78, § 89 . “A party acts in bad faith only when the claim brought is entirely without color and has been asserted wantonly, for purposes of harassment or delay, or for other improper reasons.”
Double Eagle Alloys, Inc. v. Hooper (N.D. Okla. 2024). “Okla. Stat. Ann. tit. 78, § 89 . There is no question that Defendants are the prevailing parties in this case.”
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