Judge:  GDPR Does Not Bar Discovery Of French Materials In POS Trade Secrets Row

Mealey's (June 8, 2021, 1:09 PM EDT) -- BOSTON — The French version of the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) does not prevent a point of sale (POS) technology firm and a production partner from seeking discovery of important documents from a French rival in a dispute over trade secrets and patents, a Massachusetts federal judge ruled June 3, granting the plaintiffs’ motion to reconsider a previous ruling that had ordered discovery only from two domestic plaintiffs....