Mealey's (November 15, 2018, 2:04 PM EST) -- NEW ORLEANS — A Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on Nov. 13 ruled that defendants in a trade secrets misappropriation lawsuit brought by a former business partner are not entitled to an award of attorney fees pursuant to the Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) after a federal district court dismissed the action without prejudice because they were not the prevailing party in the action (Dunster Live LLC v. Lonestar Logos Management Co. LLC, et al., No. 17-50973, 5th Cir., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 32139)....