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I. INTRODUCTION ....................................................................... 730
II. A CAUTIONARY TALE OF TWO CASES .................................... 732
A. The Scivantage Sermon ................................................... 732
B. Bad Faith-or Bad Luck? ............................................... 735
III. PRELITIGATION INVESTIGATIONS ............................................ 739
A. Due Care and Due Speed ................................................ 739
B. Evaluating Strengths and Weaknesses of Secrets-Yours and Theirs .............................................. 740
C. Other Evidence Under Plaintiff's Control ...................... 744
D. Private Investigators ....................................................... 751
E. Bringing in the Authorities .............................................. 755
F. Pay to Play ...................................................................... 760
IV. DRAFTING THE COMPLAINT .................................................... 761
A. Claims: Avoiding Confusion .......................................... 762
B. Choosing Defendants ...................................................... 766
C. Be Specific- If You Can .................................................. 771
V. JURISDICTION, VENUE, AND CHOICE-OF-LAW ........................ 775
A. Jurisdiction ...................................................................... 775
1. Subject Matter Jurisdiction ...................................... 775
2. Personal Jurisdiction ................................................ 776
B. Venue ............................................................................... 779
C. Choice of Law .................................................................. 786
VI. PROTECTIVE ORDERS .............................................................. 789
A. Who Sees Secrets? ........................................................... 790
B. Nonparty Witnesses ......................................................... 793
C. Nonparty Competitors ..................................................... 796
D. Internet Service Providers ............................................... 796
VII. TRADE SECRET IDENTIFICATION DURING LITIGATION ............ 798
A. Judicial Approaches ........................................................ 799
B. Statutory Approaches ...................................................... 804
VIII. INJUNCTIVE RELIEF ................................................................. 806
A. Mootness, Ripeness, and First Amendment Concerns .... 807
B. Specificity of Injunction Orders ...................................... 817
C. Consent Order or Settlement Agreement? ...................... 818
D. One Court Cannot Bind Another ..................................... 822
IX. MONETARY RELIEF ................................................................. 823
A. Damages .......................................................................... 823
B. Wrongful Gains ............................................................... 828
C. Reasonable Royalty ......................................................... 829
D. Punitive Damages ........................................................... 830
X. DEALING WITH DEFENSES ....................................................... 831
A. Waiver and Laches .......................................................... 832
B. Secrecy Measures-Notice Is Their True Purpose ......... 834
C. Reverse Engineering and Independent Development ...... 834
D. The "Head Start " Limitation and Unfair Gain ............... 838
E. Memory and General Skill and Knowledge .................... 839
F. Preemption of Common Law Claims .............................. 840
G. The Turncoat Expert ........................................................ 842
H. Cost and Fee Awards Against Plaintiff ........................... 842
XI. SETTLEMENT OPTIONS ............................................................ 843
A. Demand Letters-Settlement or Extortion? .................... 844
B. Settling Early-Downsides and Solutions ....................... 848
C. Releasing Some, But Not All, Claims and Defendants.... 850
D. Monetary and Nonmonetary Alternatives ....................... 851
E. Pressure from the Court .................................................. 853
F. Public Statements ............................................................ 854
G. Retaining Jurisdiction to Ensure Compliance ................ 856
H. Restraints on Plaintiff's Counsel: Proper or...