Bob Fernandez -- Inquirer Staff Writer

Clearing the Record: In this article, The Inquirer incorrectly reported that Mandy Lin, a former Rohm & Haas scientist engaged in a trade-secrets dispute with the company, acknowledged violating a judge's sealing order in sending documents to the Department of Energy. Lin does not believe she violated the order.

In the midst of a seven-year legal battle over trade secrets that pits scientist Mandy Lin against her former employer, the chemical giant Rohm & Haas Co., a Department of Energy chemist has concluded that Lin's independent research is her own, not, as the company contends, stolen.