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Rahul Chaturvedi v. Siddharth Siddharth
Paid petition · Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, No. FAR-29818B · judgment June 26, 2025
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Questions presented
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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)?
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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?
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Whether a state court may impose liability and extinguish federally protected trade secrets collateral without applying § 1835(b)’s safeguards?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Rahul Chaturvedi
For respondent
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Proceedings
- Feb 23 2026Petition DENIED.
- Jan 14 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/20/2026.
- Nov 23 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 2, 2026)
- Sep 18 2025Application (25A307) granted by Justice Jackson extending the time to file until November 23, 2025.
- Sep 15 2025Application (25A307) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from September 24, 2025 to November 23, 2025, submitted to Justice Jackson.