Immunity from liability for confidential disclosure of a trade secret to the government or in a court filing:
(A) Immunity. An individual shall not be held criminally or civilly liable under any federal or state trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret that: (A) is made (i) in confidence to a federal, state or local government official, either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney; and, (ii) solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law; or, (B) is made in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal.
(B) Use of trade secret information in anti-retaliation lawsuit. An individual who files a lawsuit for retaliation by an employer for reporting a suspected violation of law may disclose the trade secret to the attorney of the individual and use the trade secret information in the court proceeding, if the individual: (A) files any document containing the trade secret under seal; and, (B) does not disclose the trade secret, except pursuant to court order. (18 U.S.C. § 1833).
(Ord. 2021-16, passed 9-14-2021)