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The DTSA Makes Trade Secrets a Federal Matter
Since it went into effect in 2016, the Defend Trade Secrets Act has brought an upsurge in the number of trade secrets cases being brought in federal court. As Robert Milligan, a partner at Seyfarth Shaw, puts it, DTSA was “a real game changer in the sense that federal court was often off...
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Making a Federal Case Out of It: When trade secrets go walking out the door, employers have a new vehicle to try to get them back
The reality for almost every business is that not all of its employees are going to be happy in their jobs and that, at any given time, one or more is going to be seeking greener pastures. Many times those pastures are owned by competitors, and any business owner or CEO who fails to anticipate and...
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Trade Secret Disputes and Employment Risks: A top lawyer and forensic technologist weigh in on the key issues
Data theft of trade secrets through the use of portable electronic storage devices is occurring more and more, as is theft through cloud storage, according to James D. Vaughn of iDiscovery Solutions. Seyfarth Shaw’s Robert B. Milligan, who chairs his firm’s Trade Secrets, Computer Fraud...
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