Mealey's (January 18, 2019, 1:49 PM EST) -- ST. LOUIS — A federal magistrate judge in Missouri on Jan. 15 ruled that the Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) applies to alleged trade secret misappropriation that has continued after the statute’s May 11, 2016, enactment, “even if the misappropriation began before the enactment date” (Roeslein & Associates Inc., et al. v. Thomas Elgin, et al., No. 17-1351, E.D. Mo., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 6981)....