Signed into law on May 11, 2016 by President Obama, the Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) has been called the “most significant expansion” of federal intellectual property law in 70 years, and has set off a firestorm of articles on the topic. The DTSA ostensibly was created to establish a uniform national
In one of the most dramatic and convoluted scenarios ever seen in a whistle-blower case, a doctor has been disciplined by a medical board; a hospital administrator has been jailed; two nurses have been fired, criminally charged, acquitted, and then awarded $750,000; and a local sheriff has been removed from office and sentenced to jail
