California Court of Appeal

In an action involving the theft of trade secrets, trial court's pretrial dismissal of three of plaintiff's cause of actions for being statutorily preempted is affirmed where: 1) plaintiff forfeited its challenge to the propriety of the pretrial procedure by failing to object to the trial court; 2) trial court did not act prematurely in disposing of plaintiff's tort claims in pretrial proceedings; and 3) plaintiff's claims were preempted by the California Uniform Trade Secrets Act, as the Act preempts claims based on the same nucleus of facts as trade secret misappropriation.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/03/2009
• Published 03/03/2009

Judges

• McADAMS, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Law Offices of Richard L. Antognini, Richard L. Antognini, Fair Oaks, Downey Brand, Michael J. Thomas, Sacramento, for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Law Offices of Allen Ruby, Allen Ruby, San Jose, for Respondents.