JACK ELLIOTT JR.
Associated Press Writer

Pet food manufacturer The Iams Company contends Mississippi State University research documents it has been ordered to give People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals are trade secrets and not public record.

Iams and the university have appealed Chancery Judge Dorothy Colom's adverse decision to the Mississippi Supreme Court.

The case is among dozens the Supreme Court will hear during the January-February term. The court will not hear oral arguments in the cases. The justices will instead rely on attorneys' briefs to make their decisions.