Seeking treble damages, the suit accuses Thomson of using its two CCBN board seats to steal confidential information--including pricing data and competitive analysis--that helped it create a rival service, and of hiring people who had confidentiality agreements with CCBN.

FORBES: A tiny rival accuses Thomson Corp. of espionage.

Seeking treble damages, the suit accuses Thomson of using its two seats on CCBN's board to steal confidential information--including pricing data and competitive analysis--that helped it create a rival service and of hiring people who had confidentiality agreements with CCBN.

FORBES: A tiny rival accuses Thomson Corp. of espionage.