International Trade Bulletin - Volume 1, Issue 5
Client Alert | 1 min read | 05.16.06
Inside this issue:
- EUROPE IN THE SPOTLIGHT
- ANTITRUST IN THE SPOTLIGHT
- MARKET ACCESS: The Swiss government recently approved an agreement which creates a US-Swiss Trade and Investment Cooperation Forum ("Forum")
- AVIATION: The US Department of Transportation's Strengthening of Foreign Control Proposal May Make the Proposal More Attractive in the United States, but Not to Foreign Investors
- EXPORT CONTROLS: Export Control Alert - Draft China Catch All Rule Available
- INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY: USTR Releases 2006 Special 301 Report with Focus on Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) issues
- US TRADE DEFENSE: Establishing Injury in US Antidumping Investigation Requires Specific Finding on Non-Subject Imports
- SANCTIONS: Congress Moves Closer to New Iran Sanctions
- GAMBLING: The US decision to ignore a World Trade Organization ("WTO") ruling on US gambling laws leaves questions unanswered for US relations with Antigua and Barbuda
Contacts
Insights
Client Alert | 2 min read | 06.15.26
Kansas Federal Court Applies “Selective Enforcement” Theory to Reject DTSA Claim
A Kansas federal court held that inconsistent enforcement of trade secret rights can defeat a claim under the Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA). In Edelman Financial Engines, LLC v. Mariner Wealth Advisors LLC, No. 2:23-cv-02515-HLT (D. Kan. June 5, 2026), the court applied a selective enforcement theory, holding that when a company does not consistently pursue legal remedies against similarly situated former employees, that inconsistency can be affirmative evidence that it failed to protect its trade secrets. While the selective enforcement theory has appeared in academic hypothetical discussions, the decision appears to be one of the clearest judicial applications of a “selective enforcement” theory in a trade secret case.
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Auto Dealers: The FTC Is Back in the Driver’s Seat — Warning Letters Signal Renewed Federal Scrutiny
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