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Texas Theft Liability Act – Providing Civil Remedies for Criminal Theft of Trade Secrets
Criminal defense

Texas Theft Liability Act – Providing Civil Remedies for Criminal Theft of Trade Secrets

The Texas Theft Liability Act (TTLA) was enacted in 1989. See Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code ยง 134.001. The TTLA was introduced because, although theft was criminalized under the Penal Code, there were no provisions for civil liability of theft. Committee Report on S.B. 269 p.2.; Cooper v. Sony Music Entertainment, Inc., 2002 U.S. […]

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