Company’s State, Federal Trade Secret Claims Survive Summary Judgment

Mealey's (October 24, 2018, 1:58 PM EDT) -- DENVER — A federal judge in Colorado on Oct. 22 ruled that a fundraising company’s state and federal trade secrets act claims against a former employee are not barred by the Colorado Supreme Court’s economic-loss rule because the Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) and Colorado Uniform Trade Secrets Act (CUTSA) were intended to provide extracontractual remedies (Great American Opportunities Inc. v. Jacob Kent, No. 17-1662, D. Colo., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 180741)....