Dallas Principal Robert Manley and Associate Kyle Ryman wrote an article published by IAM titled "Sixth Circuit Clarifies that Breach-of-Contract Not Preempted by Uniform Trade Secrets Act." The article discusses the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit's decision in Metron Nutraceuticals v. Cook that confirms that a trade secret owner can sue for both breach of contract and trade secret misappropriation when a confidentiality or non-disclosure agreement is breached, and how this decision further clarifies what claims the Uniform Trade Secrets Act preempts. The article further reviews how this decision not only creates further uniformity in the trade secret law across states, but how it is also a win for trade secret owners.
The full article can be found here.