By Andrew Longstreth

Months after Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide obtained an injunction in its Grishamesque trade secrets case against Hilton Hotels, the two sides have been talking settlement.

Starwood had alleged that Hilton and two of its executives stole confidential information from Starwood's files to develop Hilton's new Denizen hotels, which was to compete with Starwood's W Hotels. The complaint claimed that Hilton's tactics amounted to the "clearest imaginable case of corporate espionage, theft of trade secrets, unfair competition, and computer fraud."

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