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営業秘密保護法(DTSA)に基づく内部告発者免責の理解
Last Updated: 1月 19, 2026
Updated by: Chris Buntel

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最近の営業秘密訴訟は、(少なくとも被告にとっては)「無駄な苦労が多かった」と感じている。

クリスピン・タイフェルCEOは2023年6月、AdaptHealthのCEOになる予定でリンケアを去った。 Lincare社はこれを面白く思わず、2023年8月14日にTeufel氏を相手取り、契約違反、忠実義務違反、DTSAに基づく企業秘密の横領を主張する連邦訴訟を起こした。

辞任までの数日間、タイフェルはDropboxと個人の電子メールアドレスを使い、リンケアの企業秘密を大量に移動またはコピーしたとされる。

また、タイフェルがリンケア社にメディケア・アドバンテージHMOプロバイダーとの主要契約を追求しないよう勧めたのに対し、アダプトヘルス社は同じプロバイダーと契約を結んだという証拠も提出された。

AdaptHealth社は最終的にTeufel氏を雇用せず、Teufel氏は11月29日、今後のいかなる努力においてもLincare社の機密データや企業秘密を使用、配布、依拠することを禁じる終局的差止命令に同意した。

AdaptHealthは訴訟の被告ではなく、現在は新しいCEOを探さなければならない。

また、この訴訟の進展の早さにも目を見張るものがある。提訴から和解まで約3ヶ月であった! 営業秘密の所有者/原告であれば、深刻な損害やビジネス上の優位性の喪失を防ぐために、契約書、営業秘密、その他の証拠にすぐにアクセスできるようにしておく必要がある。

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