Fanatics Collectibles Topco, Inc. v. Panini S.P.A.
- Laura Swain
- 1:23-cv-06895
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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Fanatics Collectibles v. Panini, Judge Figueredo granted Panini’s motion to seal confidential agreement terms and sensitive business communications.
Panini and the materials addressed in its sealing request, including the response and five attached letters.
What happened
In Fanatics Collectibles TopCo, Inc. v. Panini S.P.A., Panini asked to file an unredacted response and five attached letters under seal. The materials concerned a confidential production services agreement between Panini and its trading-card manufacturer, GCP.
Panini said the letters contained confidential agreement terms and sensitive business communications, and that the response contained limited sensitive communications that should be redacted. A redacted version of the response was filed publicly.
Judge Valerie Figueredo granted the motion to seal. The court relied on the confidential and commercially sensitive nature of the materials.
The detailed version
- Fanatics Collectibles Topco, Inc. v. Panini S.P.A. · No. 1:23-cv-06895
- Laura Swain
- May 21, 2025
Background
Panini requested permission to file under seal an unredacted version of its response to ECF No. 131 and five attached letters. The letters concerned a dispute arising from a production services agreement between Panini and GCP, a trading-card manufacturer. The agreement was treated as confidential by the parties to that agreement.
Sealing request
Panini stated that the five letters referred to confidential terms of the production services agreement and contained sensitive business communications. Panini also requested redactions to limited sensitive business communications in its response. It filed proposed sealed documents electronically and filed a redacted version of the response publicly.
Ruling
The court granted the motion to seal. It stated that the exhibits referred to confidential terms of the production services agreement and contained sensitive business communications. The court cited decisions approving the sealing of commercially sensitive and confidential business information.
Disposition
The motion to seal was granted.
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