California Court of Appeal

In an action involving trade secrets, trial court's dismissal is reversed where Code of Civil Procedure section 2019.210 does not require in every case that a trade secret claimant explain how the alleged trade secret differs from matters already known to skilled persons in the field. An explanation is required only when the details provided by the claimant to identify the secret are inadequate to permit the defendant to learn the boundaries of the secret and investigate defenses, or to permit the court to understand the designation and fashion discovery.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/17/2009
• Published 03/17/2009

Judges

• WILLHITE, Acting P.J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Manning & Marder, Kass, Ellrod, Ramirez, John A. Marder, Kevin H. Louth and Sylvia Havens, Los Angeles, for Cross-complainant and Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Epport, Richman & Robbins, Mark Robbins, Christopher Nelson and Laura E. McSwiggin, Los Angeles, for Cross-defendants and Respondents.