Everglades Foundation settles suit against scientist who said group has 'lost its way,' shown 'fealty' to DeSantis, Republicans

Gov. Ron DeSantis at a press conference in the Everglades on August 3, 2021 Photo: Twitter

By Dan Christensen, FloridaBulldog.org

UPDATE: Sept 1 - The Everglades Foundation has settled its lawsuit accusing its former lead scientist Thomas Van Lent of stealing or destroying numerous undisclosed trade secrets when he quit in February, according to court documents filed Thursday.

While terms of the confidential agreement were not made public, Van Lent agreed to accept a permanent injunction prohibiting him from "directly or indirectly" disclosing any of the Everglades Foundation's "confidential information" to anyone. Earlier, Van Lent's lawyers had told the court "no trade secrets exist."

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