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12 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5305 (2026)

 Attorney fees.

✓ current as of May 2026
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§ 5305.  Attorney fees.

A court may award reasonable attorney fees, expenses and costs to the prevailing party:

(1)  if a claim of misappropriation is made in bad faith;

(2)  a motion to terminate an injunction is made or resisted in bad faith; or

(3)  willful and malicious misappropriation exists.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 13 cases (8 in the last 5 years), 2012–2025 · leading case: Mifflinburg Tel., Inc. v. Criswell, 277 F. Supp. 3d 750 (M.D. Penn. 2017).
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Mifflinburg Tel., Inc. v. Criswell, 277 F. Supp. 3d 750 (M.D. Penn. 2017). “12 Pa. C.S. § 5305. . ECF No. 106 at 12. .”
Commonwealth v. Garzone, 34 A.3d 67 (Pa. 2012). “, 12 Pa.C.S. § 5305 (prevailing party in trade secrets misappropriation litigation may be awarded "reasonable attorney fees, expenses and costs”); 27 Pa.”
Ozburn-Hessey Logistics, LLC v. 721 Logistics, LLC, 40 F. Supp. 3d 437 (E.D. Pa. 2014). “Counterclaim for Attorneys’ Fees pursuant to the PUTSA Finally, the defendants have pled a counterclaim against OHL, seeking attorneys’ fees pursuant to the PUTSA, 12 Pa.C.S. § 5305, on the basis that OHL’s misappropriation claim was made in bad faith.”
Hammond v. United States Liab. Ins. Co. & Grp., 643 F. App'x 92 (3rd Cir. 2016). · cites it 2× “Thereafter, TCA and LAN-tek filed an answer that requested, among other things, “reasonable attorney fees, expenses, and costs for Hammond’s bad faith and other wrongful conduct, pursuant to [,] inter alia [,] 12 Pa.C.S. § 5305 and 17 U.S.C. § 505 [J” App.”
Elmagin Capital, LLC v. Chen (E.D. Pa. 2022). · cites it 2× “§ 1836 (b)(3)(D) and 12 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5305 (1)). I have discretion to award those if Elmagin brought its trade-secret claims in bad faith.”
Elmagin Capital LLC v. Chao Chen (3rd Cir. 2024). “§ 1836 (b)(3)(D); accord 12 Pa. Cons. Stat § 5305(1). A claim is brought in bad faith if the plaintiff “complete[ly] lack[ed] .”
West Shore Home, LLC v. Chappell (M.D. Penn. 2024). “§ 1836 (b)(3)(C), (D); 12 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5304 (b); 12 Pa. Cons.”
Ppg Indus., Inc. v. Jiangsu Tie Mao Glass Co., Ltd. (W.D. Pa. 2020). “ermitted under PUTSA; (5) the Court will enjoin Defendants’ use and threatened use of the misappropriated PPG trade secrets; (6) Defendants are ordered to return all of PPG’s trade secrets provided by Rukavina or other former PPG employees to PPG; and (7) because Defendants’…”
Warman v. Local Yokels Fudge, LLC (W.D. Pa. 2021). “See 12 Pa. C.S. § 5305 (PUTSA); 18 U.S.C. § 1836 (b)(3)(D) (DTSA); 15 U.”
Ppg Indus., Inc. v. Jiangsu Tie Mao Glass Co., Ltd. (W.D. Pa. 2022). “’” (alterations in original) (quoting 12 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5305 )).) However, Defendants challenged the reasonableness of PPG’s requested attorneys’ fees, expenses, and costs, specifically the reasonableness of PPG’s decision to retain Washington D.”
Elias Indus., Inc. v. Kissler & Co. Inc. (W.D. Pa. 2022). “” 7 Similarly, under the PUTSA’s fee-shifting provision (12 Pa.C.S. § 5305), a “court may award reasonable attorney fees, expenses and costs to the prevailing party: (1) if a claim of misappropriation is made in bad faith….”
Revzip, LLC v. Mcdonnell (W.D. Pa. 2025). “80, § 218) and 12 Pa. C.S. § 5305 (id. { 226). Under the “American Rule,” each party must pay its own legal fees, “unless there is express statutory authorization, a clear agreement of the parties, or some other established exception.”
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Elmagin Capital LLC v. Chao Chen (3rd Cir. 2024). “§ 1836 (b)(3)(D); accord 12 Pa. Cons. Stat § 5305(1). A claim is brought in bad faith if the plaintiff “complete[ly] lack[ed] .”
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