University of Connecticut v. Freedom of Information Commission

Opinion

HARPER, J.

This appeal concerns the issue of whether a public agency can create and maintain trade secrets that are exempt from disclosure under General Statutes § 1-210 (b) (5) (A) 1 of the Freedom of Information Act (act), General Statutes § 1-200 et seq. The named defendant, the freedom of information commission (commission), appeals 2 from the trial court’s judgment sustaining the administrative appeal of the plaintiff, the University of Connecticut (university), from the commission’s decision ordering the university to disclose databases identifying persons who had paid to attend,…