In what has been a growing trend across the country, on April 20, 2012, a New York state court has required that a plaintiff specifically plead its trade secrets in detail before proceeding with discovery. In MSCI et al. v. Jacob, Axioma, New York State Supreme Court, New York County, No. 651451/2011, the complaint alleged misappropriation of source code…

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