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527	67	IV.B. Trade secret ownership (MNT #2, JNOV #1)	Jury properly found Pohl owned trade secrets after reviewing trial evidence. While client may have right to copy of individual contract, lawyer also has ownership right in each contract and collection. Attorney does not act as agent when fee contract is drafted or before signed. Client does not own collection of contracts or compilation of information. Pohl and other witnesses provided direct testimony on ownership. Arnold's opinion on what constitutes trade secrets is not relevant; she also testified Pohl owned contracts and lists. Jury heard evidence of reasonable secrecy steps — locked office above bank with security, workers understood confidentiality, value of knowing mass tort client identities. Kassab was willing to pay over six figures for the information, inconsistent with his claim it was publicly available.