Conscious Disregard of Rights Sufficient for Attorney Fee Award in Trade Secret Case: Eighth Circuit | Practical Law

Conscious Disregard of Rights Sufficient for Attorney Fee Award in Trade Secret Case: Eighth Circuit | Practical Law

In Macquarie Bank Limited v. Knickel, the US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit determined that under the North Dakota Uniform Trade Secrets Act, a court may award reasonable attorney's fees to a plaintiff on a trade secret misappropriation claim where the tortfeasor consciously disregarded the rights of the trade secret owner.

Conscious Disregard of Rights Sufficient for Attorney Fee Award in Trade Secret Case: Eighth Circuit

by Practical Law Intellectual Property & Technology
Published on 21 Jul 2015 • USA (National/Federal)
In Macquarie Bank Limited v. Knickel, the US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit determined that under the North Dakota Uniform Trade Secrets Act, a court may award reasonable attorney's fees to a plaintiff on a trade secret misappropriation claim where the tortfeasor consciously disregarded the rights of the trade secret owner.