Berall v. Verathon Inc.
- Loretta Preska
- 1:10-cv-05777
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Berall v. Verathon Inc., Judge Preska granted Berall’s request to file specified documents under seal because they contained confidential information.
Plaintiff Jonathan Berall and the parties whose confidential information appears in the specified filings and exhibits.
What happened
In Berall v. Verathon Inc., Plaintiff Jonathan Berall asked the Southern District of New York to allow unredacted versions of several filings and exhibits to be filed under seal.
The request covered responses to a motion for summary judgment, statements of facts, a declaration, and specified exhibits. The requested redactions concerned settlement information, financial information, confidential communications, and material previously allowed to be filed under seal.
Judge Loretta A. Preska granted the request to file the listed documents under seal. The order addressed filing confidentiality and did not decide the underlying dispute.
The detailed version
- Berall v. Verathon Inc. · No. 1:10-cv-05777
- Loretta Preska
- Mar. 4, 2021
Background
Plaintiff Jonathan Berall, represented by Christopher DeCoro of Kirkland & Ellis LLP, requested permission to file certain documents under seal. The request concerned an unredacted response to Teleflex’s motion for summary judgment; an unredacted response to Teleflex’s statement of undisputed facts and Berall’s statement of additional material facts; Berall’s declaration; and Exhibits 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 6.1, and 6.2 to DeCoro’s declaration.
Requested Sealing
The filing stated that the redacted material included confidential settlement information, a settlement agreement with confidentiality provisions, financial information, confidential communications between the parties, and excerpts from documents the court had previously permitted the parties to file under seal. The request cited another Southern District of New York case concerning redactions of settlement agreements and financial information.
Ruling
Judge Loretta A. Preska granted the request. The court ordered that the responsive motion, statement, and listed exhibits to DeCoro’s declaration could be filed under seal. The text provided does not contain a ruling on the summary-judgment motion or the merits of the underlying dispute.
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