Nielsen Consumer LLC v. Circana Group, L.P.

Background

Nielsen Consumer filed a letter motion asking the court to seal portions of the court’s opinion and order on Nielsen Consumer’s motions to compel. Nielsen Consumer stated that the proposed redactions covered references to trade secrets at issue in the litigation and changes made to ReceiptPal’s data collection that had been redacted throughout the case. Nielsen Consumer also filed proposed redactions.

Court’s Analysis

The court reviewed Nielsen Consumer’s filings and found that the redactions were narrowly tailored to protect sensitive trade-secret and other confidential information. The court determined that the request was consistent with the standard from Lugosch v. Pyramid Co. of Onondaga, which requires specific findings that sealing is needed to protect important interests and is narrowly tailored to do so.

Ruling

The court granted Nielsen Consumer’s letter motion to seal. It directed the Clerk of Court to terminate the motion at ECF No. 532 and to keep the documents at ECF Nos. 530 and 534 under seal. The court reminded Nielsen Consumer that information sealed for this request could not automatically be treated the same way in connection with a dispositive motion, meaning a motion that could resolve the case or claims. The order was issued by United States Magistrate Judge Katharine H. Parker.