A unique feature of the Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA)—the federal statute opening federal courthouse doors to civil claims for trade secret misappropriation—is that it gives immunity from civil or criminal liability to whistleblowers under federal or state trade secret laws for disclosing a trade secret in confidence to a government official or an attorney … Continue reading this entry
Tags: criminal liability, Defend Trade Secrets Act, Dodd-Frank, DTSA, False Claims Act, nondisclosure agreements, Trade Secret, Whistleblower
