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Ninth Circuit Reverses $57M Trade Secret Judgment Over Jury Instruction Error

The Ninth Circuit reversed a $57 million judgment because the trial court incorrectly placed the burden on defendants to prove trade secrets were readily ascertainable, rather than requiring the plaintiff to prove they were not.

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