Petro v. C R Bard Incorporated
- Kenneth Karas
- 7:19-cv-08480
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
- 3
In Petro v. C. R. Bard, Inc., Judge Karas’s text is a request—not a ruling—to seal confidential information in a consolidation-motion exhibit.
The filing concerns Plaintiff Barbara Petro, Defendants C. R. Bard, Inc. and Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc., and public access to Exhibit A to the motion to consolidate.
What happened
Petro v. C. R. Bard, Inc. concerns Plaintiff Barbara Petro’s request to keep Exhibit A to her motion to consolidate three cases from public view. The exhibit was filed in connection with related cases involving C. R. Bard, Inc. and Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.
Petro’s attorneys argued that Exhibit A contains confidential, proprietary, and trade-secret information protected by a stipulated protective order. They relied on federal procedural rules and decisions discussing protection of confidential business information from public disclosure.
The text does not contain a ruling on the request. Judge Kenneth M. Karas is identified in the filing, but the provided text does not state whether he granted or denied the motion.
The detailed version
- Petro v. C R Bard Incorporated · No. 7:19-cv-08480
- Kenneth Karas
- Dec. 16, 2019
Nature of the Filing
The provided text is Plaintiff Barbara Petro’s motion for permission to file Exhibit A under seal. It is not a court order and does not state a disposition.
Background
Petro sought to consolidate three cases: Johnson v. C.R. Bard Incorporated, et al., No. 7:19-cv-08478-KMK; Petro v. C.R. Bard Incorporated, et al., No. 7:19-cv-08480-KMK; and Whaley v. C.R. Bard Incorporated, et al., No. 7:19-cv-08524-KMK. The motion to seal concerned Exhibit A to the motion to consolidate.
Arguments
Petro’s filing states that Exhibit A contains confidential information protected by a stipulated protective order in the Bard multidistrict litigation proceedings. It says the defendants designated the exhibit as confidential because it would reveal confidential, proprietary, and trade-secret information.
The motion cites Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(c)(1), which allows a court to protect trade secrets and certain confidential commercial information when there is good cause. It also cites decisions discussing limits on public access to court filings when protecting confidential business information is justified.
Disposition
The provided text does not show that Judge Kenneth M. Karas granted, denied, or otherwise resolved the motion. It only asks the court to seal Exhibit A.
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