California's Uniform Trade Secrets Act Preempts Unfair Competition, Conversion and Promissory Fraud Claims: N.D. Cal. | Practical Law
In Lifeline Food Company v. Gilman Cheese Corporation, the US District Court for the Northern District of California ruled that California's Uniform Trade Secrets Act (CUTSA) preempted multiple contract claims when the claims were based on the same facts of alleged misappropriation of recipes, processes and formulations for making fat-free cheese.