Why is Bolsinger’s trade secret misappropriation lawsuit against the Astros raising interesting IP questions?

Texas native and former MLB pitcher Michael Bolsinger filed a Texas trade secrets lawsuit against the Houston Astros claiming theft of his pitching signals.  Bolsinger’s lawsuit raises interesting questions about:

• whether pitching signals qualify as trade secrets;

• whether a team can be punished for the unauthorized use/theft of another team’s signals; and

• whether a court can hand out punishment that is generally kept within the sports’ governing leagues.

Read about Bolsinger’s claims that his pitching signals are trade secrets misappropriated by the Astros.