Update | 5:15 p.m. A New York state judge ruled Wednesday afternoon that New Yorks attorney general could disclose the names of executives at Merrill Lynch who received 2008 bonuses ahead of Bank of Americas acquisition of the brokerage firm, rejecting arguments that the information was a trade secret. The record does not support the intervenors claim that the employee compensation information is a trade secret, Justice Bernard J. Fried of New York State Supreme Court wrote, referring to Merrill... read more
