New Case assists Employers involving Theft of Trade Secrets

Well, Matt, there was a recent case that discussed Michigan's Uniform Trade Secrets Act. Under the Michigan Trade Secrets Act, Michigan courts are authorized, as well as other courts in other jurisdictions, who have also adopted a version of the Uniform Trade Secrets Act, have authorized courts to award injunctive relief for actual or threatened misappropriation of trade secrets.

In this particular case, the name of which is Actuators Specialties Inc. v Chinavare, and it is a recent Court of Appeals decision in Michigan, which is unpublished. What this means, Matt, is that the case is persuasive authority for other courts but not binding authority, so while it has no precedential value, it can be used to make the same arguments that occurred in that case.