Rahul Chaturvedi v. Siddharth Siddharth
DueProcess CriminalProcedure TradeSecret JusticiabilityDoctri
1. Whether, under the Supremacy Clause, state courts may adjudicate contractual and property interests involving Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) protected trade and business secrets without applying the confidentiality requirements mandated by 18 U.S.C. 1835(b)?
2. Whether state courts may disregard 18 U.S.C. § 1835(b)'s mandatory confidentiality protections, deny interlocutory appeal contravening 18 U.S.C. § 1835(a), and treat the invocation of federal rights as adverse conduct?
3. Whether a state court may impose liability and extinguish federally protected trade secrets collateral without applying § 1835(b)'s safeguards?
Whether state courts may adjudicate trade secret interests without applying federal confidentiality requirements under the Supremacy Clause