Vuksanovich v. Airbus Group HQ, Inc.
- Laura Swain
- 1:21-cv-03454
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Vuksanovich v. Airbus, Judge Rearden granted the parties’ request to file defendants’ reply briefs under a provisional seal.
The order affects the parties’ reply briefs and the handling of Kristi Vuksanovich’s medical information and the Airbus defendants’ sensitive commercial information.
What happened
In Kristi Vuksanovich, et al. v. Airbus Americas, Inc., et al., the parties asked the court for permission to temporarily seal the defendants’ reply briefs. The request concerned briefs supporting a summary-judgment motion and motions involving expert evidence.
The parties said the briefs referred to exhibits containing Kristi Vuksanovich’s medical information and the Airbus defendants’ sensitive commercial information. They planned to file public versions with agreed redactions and to submit a letter explaining the proposed sealing and redactions by November 1, 2024.
Judge Jennifer H. Rearden granted the request. The clerk was directed to terminate ECF No. 215.
The detailed version
- Vuksanovich v. Airbus Group HQ, Inc. · No. 1:21-cv-03454
- Laura Swain
- Oct. 22, 2024
Request
The parties jointly requested permission to file the defendants’ reply briefs under a provisional seal until November 1, 2024. The briefs supported the defendants’ motion for summary judgment and motions concerning expert evidence under Rules 702–705 of the Federal Rules of Evidence and the standard from Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Reasons Given
The parties stated that the briefs discussed and cited an extensive evidentiary record containing sensitive information. They identified Kristi Vuksanovich’s medical information and the Airbus defendants’ sensitive commercial information. They said they intended to confer about which information should be redacted or sealed under the court’s rules. The parties planned to file public versions of the reply briefs with agreed redactions and a letter motion explaining the reasons for those redactions or seals by November 1, 2024.
Ruling
Judge Jennifer H. Rearden granted the request. The order also directed the clerk to terminate ECF No. 215. The text provided does not state the contents of that docket entry beyond its termination.
Classification
This is a procedural order concerning the temporary sealing of court filings. It does not decide the summary-judgment motion or the expert-evidence motions.
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