By Jeffrey M. Haber On October 25, 2016, the Appellate Division, First Department issued a unanimous decision addressing the protection of confidential information. In BitSight Technologies, Inc. v. SecurityScorecard, Inc., 2016 NY Slip Op. 06980, the Court reversed the decision of the motion court, holding that “[W]hen a party sells information to [subscribers] with the requirement that the latter keep the information confidential, the information is still protected.” The F

What is behind the lawsuit accusing Hitachi of Stealing Trade Secrets from Purolite? At the end of August, Purolite, an American water treatment company based in Pennsylvania, filed a lawsuit against the American branch of Japanese conglomerate Hitachi. According to Purolite, Hitachi violated the stipulations of a business agreement by sharing Purolite's confidential trade secrets concerning the decontamination of water, including water contaminated by radioactive waste. Puro