Article: Brescia v. Angelin, The Latest Reported Case Regarding CCP 2019.210 Trade Secret Statements: A More Employer-Friendly Standard.

One issue in trade secret litigation is whether a plaintiff has adequately identified the trade secrets it alleges were misappropriated. In California, a plaintiff alleging misappropriation of trade secrets must identify the allegedly misappropriated trade secrets with "reasonable particularity" before commencing discovery concerning the trade secrets claim.1 As a result, defendants often challenge a plaintiff's so-called California Code of Civil Procedure section 2019.210 statement to force the plaintiff to better define the scope of the allegedly misappropriated trade secrets.

Last month, a California Court of Appeal provided further guidance on the degree of ...

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