The 2023 Florida Statutes (including Special Session C)

Title XXXIX
COMMERCIAL RELATIONS

Chapter 688
UNIFORM TRADE SECRETS ACT

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F.S. 688.004

688.004 Damages.—

(1) Except to the extent that a material and prejudicial change of position prior to acquiring knowledge or reason to know of misappropriation renders a monetary recovery inequitable, a complainant is entitled to recover damages for misappropriation. Damages can include both the actual loss caused by misappropriation and the unjust enrichment caused by misappropriation that is not taken into account in computing actual loss. In lieu of damages measured by any other methods, the damages caused by misappropriation may be measured by imposition of liability for a reasonable royalty for a misappropriator’s unauthorized disclosure or use of a trade secret.

(2) If willful and malicious misappropriation exists, the court may award exemplary damages in an amount not exceeding twice any award made under subsection (1).

History.—s. 4, ch. 88-254.

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Amendments to 688.004

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 688.004

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 688.004.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases from cite.case.law:

ADVANTOR SYSTEMS CORPORATION, a v. DRS TECHNICAL SERVICES, INC. a DRS a LLP, v. DRS a DRS a, 678 F. App'x 839 (11th Cir. 2017)

. . . . § 688.004(1). . . . Stat. § 688.004(2). There are three sets of alleged trade secrets; we consider them separately. 1. . . . Stat. § 688.004(1). . . . Stat. § 688.004(1). Advantor has not requested royalty damages. . . . .

DYNCORP INTERNATIONAL, v. AAR AIRLIFT GROUP, INC., 664 F. App'x 844 (11th Cir. 2016)

. . . . §§ 688.002-688.004. . . .

PREMIER LAB SUPPLY, INC. v. CHEMPLEX INDUSTRIES, INC. a a, 94 So. 3d 640 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2012)

. . . .” § 688.004(1), Fla. Stat. (2007). . . . Section 688.004, Florida Statutes, does not require that this period be applied to limit a trade secret . . . Instead, section 688.004 requires causation between the actual losses and the misappropriation. . . . This response was consistent with our interpretation of section 688.004, Florida Statutes. . . . . § 688.004, Fla. Stat. . . .

VAS AERO SERVICES, LLC, v. ARROYO,, 860 F. Supp. 2d 1349 (S.D. Fla. 2012)

. . . section 688.003 of the Florida Uniform Trade Secrets Act (“UTSA”), and damages pursuant to section 688.004 . . .

PROUDFOOT CONSULTING COMPANY, a v. GORDON,, 576 F.3d 1223 (11th Cir. 2009)

. . . . § 688.004. . . .

SENSORMATIC ELECTRONICS CORP. v. TAG COMPANY US, LLC,, 632 F. Supp. 2d 1147 (S.D. Fla. 2008)

. . . . § 688.004 (2008). . . .

NEW LENOX INDUSTRIES, INC. a v. H. FENTON, LLC., 510 F. Supp. 2d 893 (M.D. Fla. 2007)

. . . . § 688.004. . CSC Holdings, Inc. v. . . .

FURMANITE AMERICA, INC. v. T. D. WILLIAMSON, INC. TDW, 506 F. Supp. 2d 1134 (M.D. Fla. 2007)

. . . See § 688.004, Florida Statutes; Lee v. Cercoa, Inc., 433 So.2d 1, 2 (Fla. 4th DCA 1983). . . .

ALPHAMED PHARMACEUTICALS CORP. v. ARRIVA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. SPINELLI CORPORATION,, 432 F. Supp. 2d 1319 (S.D. Fla. 2006)

. . . . § 688.004. . . . Stat. §§ 688.003, 688.004. . . . Stat. § 688.004. . . . AlphaMed seizes on the seemingly permissive language of the quoted statute to emphasize that “Section 688.004 . . .

AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. INC. a v. MOTORCYCLE INFORMATION NETWORK, INC. a S., 390 F. Supp. 2d 1170 (M.D. Fla. 2005)

. . . Section 688.004 of FUTSA states that a complainant may recover damages for the misappropriation of its . . .

FOUR SEASONS HOTELS AND RESORTS B. V. C. A. v. CONSORCIO BARR, S. A., 267 F. Supp. 2d 1268 (S.D. Fla. 2003)

. . . . § 688.004. 31. . . .

I. C. SYSTEMS, INC. f k a ACM v. OLIFF,, 824 So. 2d 286 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2002)

. . . . §§ 688.003 and 688.004, Fla. Stat. (2001). . . .

PERDUE FARMS INCORPORATED, a v. P. HOOK, H N a, 777 So. 2d 1047 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2001)

. . . Pursuant to section 688.004(2), Florida Statutes (1993), the trial court awarded Hook $6,750,000 in exemplary . . . Our interpretation of section 688.004(2) is consistent with the result reached by the Iowa Supreme Court . . . We see no reason to set a different standard for the award of such damages pursuant to section 688.004 . . . Section 550.4 of the Iowa Code is identical to section 688.004(2), Florida Statutes (1993). . . . . Section 688.004(1), Florida Statutes (1993), states: 688.004 Damages.— (1) Except to the extent that . . .

E. BATEMAN H. v. MNEMONICS, INC. a, 79 F.3d 1532 (11th Cir. 1996)

. . . . § 688.004(2). . . . to award exemplary damages on Bateman and Fricker’s trade secret claim of Count VI under Fla.Stat. § 688.004 . . . discretion in refusing to award exemplary damages on their trade secret claim pursuant to Fla.Stat. § 688.004 . . . address Bateman and Flicker’s cross-appeal concerning the award of exemplary damages under Fla.Stat. § 688.004 . . .