If my partner develops a trade secret for his company and then dies and I find a copy of the secret in his laptop, may I disclose it to the world?

If my partner develops a trade secret for his company and then dies and I find a copy of the secret in his laptop, may I disclose it to the world? I never signed a non-disclosure agreement.
This question comes from a dispute between Pepsico and the heirs of the creator of the recipe for Pepsi.
http://www.law360.com/articles/424925/pepsi-settles-secret-recipe-suit-with-inventor-s-heirs
http://tsi.brooklaw.edu/cases/silleck-et-al-v-pepsico-inc

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