Surterra Florida, LLC v. Florida Department of Health (223 So. 3d 376, 2017)

PER CURIAM.

Appellants challenge an order finding ' that the identities and related information of their consultants, investors, and partners do not meet the definition of a trade secret under Florida law. We affirm the trial court’s findings regarding investors and partners because, appellants did not prove that the names and related information of their individual investors and partners are trade secrets. However, we reverse the trial court’s findings, regarding appellants’ consultants and remand,to. the trial court to make more specific findings as to whether the particular identities and related information of appellants’ consultants meet the requirements of section 812.081(l)(c), Florida Statutes (2015).

I. Facts

In 2015, appellants submitted applications to the Florida Department of Health (Department) for licenses to' operate dispensing organizations for “low