ARTICLE · 16 SEPTEMBER 2008

Trade Secrets Case Highlights Electronic Records Issues

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Departing employees can all too often spawn trade secret litigation in the chemical industry. This longtime issue is now frequently combined with the newer issues associated with electronic discovery. A recent example is provided by a lawsuit between two rival chemical companies.

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Departing employees can all too often spawn trade secret litigation in the chemical industry. This longtime issue is now frequently combined with the newer issues associated with electronic discovery. A recent example is provided by a lawsuit between two rival chemical companies.

Bro-Tech Corp. v. Thermax, Inc., Case No. 05-2330, is a trade secrets case involving Bro-Tech, a designer and manufacturer of Purolite products for purifying air and water. Bro-Tech sued Thermax, one of its competitors, when some of its former employees went to work for Thermax. Thermax counterclaimed, asserting that Bro-Tech was interfering with its contractual relationships by making false accusations of trade secret misappropriation.

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