State v. Kuhlman

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• discussing Massachusetts statute which specifically guarantees confidentiality of , trade secrets belonging to hazardous waste industries and submitted pursuant to regulations
• requiring an adjudicatory hearing before DEQE released records alleged to be trade secrets protected by G.L.c. 21C, §12
• “The words ‘trade secret’ are commonly thought to carry a connotation of a property interest.”
• Hazardous waste facilities, which submit reports to state agency in accordance with agency’s hazardous waste regulations, have a property interest in whatever trade secrets may be contained in their reports.
• “If due process requires any type of hearing, G. L. c. 30A, § 1 [1], mandates that the [agency] conduct an ‘adjudicatory proceeding’ in accordance with G. L. c. 30A, §§ 10, 11” [emphasis in original]

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