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Barack Obama Private Right of Action

Barack Hussein Obama is the 44th President of the United States. President Obama is a Democrat and was originally elected to the Presidency in 2008. He was elected for a second-term in November of 2012.
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A Subtle Snare of the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act for Businesses Indirectly Supporting International Terrorism

While countless news outlets have reported the recent Congressional override of President Obama’s veto of the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (JASTA), few have given much thought to the more nuanced consequences...more

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JASTA Amendments to FSIA Become Law

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On September 28, 2016, the U.S. Congress overwhelmingly voted to override President Obama’s veto of the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (JASTA), a bill whose purpose was to curtail foreign states’ ability to invoke...more

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Congress Creates Federal Right of Action for Trade Secret Misappropriation

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On May 11, President Obama signed into law the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 (DTSA), which enables companies to go to federal court to sue for misappropriation of trade secrets. The new federal right of action for owners...more

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POTUS Signs The Defend Trade Secrets Act

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On May 11, President Barack Obama signed the Defend Trade Secrets Act (the "Act") into Law. The Act, which passed overwhelmingly in Congress last week in a 410-2 vote, is an effort to create a private, federal right of action...more

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The Defend Trade Secrets Act Is Now Law

On May 11, 2016, President Barack Obama signed into law the long-awaited Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 (DTSA), which is effective immediately. Three key features of the DTSA include: (1) the creation of a federal private...more

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Federal Trade Secret Law Brings New Protections to Confidential Business Data

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A trade secret is a piece of non-public information that is valuable to your business, and is currently protected only by a patchwork of laws that vary from state to state. The Defend Trade Secrets Act (“DTSA”), passed by...more

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President Signs Defend Trade Secrets Act: Five Must-Know Takeaways for Your Business

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On May 11, 2016, President Obama signed the long-awaited Defend Trade Secrets Act (“DTSA”) into law, which was passed by Congress on April 27, 2016. An extension of the Economic Espionage Act of 1996, the DTSA provides for a...more

Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP

President Obama Signs Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016

On May 11, 2016, President Obama signed the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 into law, culminating a three year, bipartisan effort to create a federal trade secret law that can be used by private parties in civil litigation....more

Proskauer - Law and the Workplace

President Signs Defend Trade Secrets Act Into Law

On May 11, 2016, President Obama signed the Defend Trade Secrets Act (“DTSA”) into law, for the first time creating a federal cause of action for trade secret misappropriation. The law has sweeping implications and is...more

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What the Defend Trade Secrets Act Means for You

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On May 11, President Obama signed the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 (DTSA), which received rare support across party lines, passing Congress unanimously in the Senate and by a vote of 410-2 in the House of Representatives....more

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President Signs Defend Trade Secrets Act

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On Wednesday, May 11, President Barack Obama signed into law the Defend Trade Secrets Act, which creates federal right of action for trade secret misappropriation. The President thanked members of Congress for passing “a...more

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