{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-365.884","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 365.884","heading":"Damages.","body":"(1) Except to the extent that a material and prejudicial change of position prior to\nacquiring knowledge or reason to know of misappropriation renders a monetary\nrecovery inequitable, a complainant shall be entitled to recover damages for\nmisappropriation. Dam ages may include both the actual loss caused by\nmisappropriation and the unjust enrichment caused by misappropriation that is not\ntaken into account in computing actual loss. In lieu of damages measured by any\nother methods, the damages caused by misapprop riation may be measured by\nimposition of liability for a reasonable royalty for a misappropriator's unauthorized\ndisclosure or use of a trade secret.\n(2) If willful and malicious misappropriation exists, the court may award exemplary\ndamages in an amount not exceeding twice any award made under subsection (1).","path":["KRS Chapter 365"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=34870","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:59:02Z","sha256":"668693490d23d34d9f147134c1430ec927d1b9ae30694a38f612b980e349b866","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-365.882","next":"us-ky/krs-365.886"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}