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Case Analysis · Q2 2026

CUTSA Preemption in 2026: Which Common-Law Claims Survive and Which Are Swept Away

California’s Uniform Trade Secrets Act displaces most common-law claims “based on” trade secret misappropriation. Courts continue to draw the preemption boundary differently. We survey the Ninth Circuit and California appellate decisions that map what pleadings can — and cannot — survive preemption motions.

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