Judge Finds UCL Claims Against Diamond Importer Are Preempted Under CUTSA

(December 1, 2016, 9:21 AM EST) -- SAN FRANCISCO — A California federal judge on Nov. 22 dismissed counterclaims for violation of California's unfair competition law (UCL) and misappropriation of trade secrets in relation to an Indian diamond importer's use of a confidential customer list, finding that the claims were displaced under California's Uniform Trade Secrets Act (CUTSA) (Kapu Gems, et al. v. Diamond Imports Inc., et al., No. 15-cv-03531, N.D. Calif.; 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 162128)....

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