Guns, trade secrets and the public’s right to know

A stark battle between corporate and public interests is taking place in a courtroom in Bridgeport, Connecticut, where the families of 10 children killed in the 2012 massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School are suing Remington Arms, the company that makes and sells the semi­automatic weapon used by the killer, writes Alison Frankel  for Reuters. The fight is over Remington’s marketing and sales information.  Read more.