SAN FRANCISCO – When a company loses employees to a competitor, the company might assume the employees will take trade secrets with them. But if it brings a lawsuit without actual evidence of misappropriation and none turns up in discovery the company might be exposed to a big attorneys fee award.
On Wednesday, the Fourth District Court of Appeal upheld such an award, affirming $484,943.46 in attorneys fees against Fullerton electrical contractor Sasco for bringing a trade secret claim in bad faith.
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