WiAV Solutions Inc. v. HTC Corporation
- Paul Gardephe
- 1:19-cv-04978
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In WiAV Solutions Inc. v. HTC Corporation, Judge Parker granted HTC’s motion to seal narrowly redacted portions of seven contracts.
HTC Corporation, WiAV Solutions Inc., the parties to the seven contracts, and members of the public seeking access to those documents.
What happened
WiAV Solutions Inc. v. HTC Corporation involved HTC’s request to keep portions of seven contracts from public view. HTC submitted the contracts with its motion for summary judgment.
The court had previously found HTC’s proposed redactions too broad and ordered narrower redactions. After reviewing HTC’s revised submission, the court found that the redactions were limited to protecting legitimate business and privacy interests and preventing competitive harm.
Judge Katharine H. Parker granted HTC’s motion to seal and requested that the clerk keep the documents filed at ECF No. 118 under seal.
The detailed version
- WiAV Solutions Inc. v. HTC Corporation · No. 1:19-cv-04978
- Paul Gardephe
- June 7, 2021
Background
HTC filed a motion to seal portions of seven contracts submitted with its motion for summary judgment. The court had previously ruled that HTC’s proposed redactions were too broad and ordered HTC to submit revised redactions narrowly tailored to protect the privacy interests of the parties to the contracts.
Court’s Analysis
After reviewing HTC’s revised proposed redactions, the court found that they were narrowly tailored to protect legitimate business and privacy interests and to avoid competitive harm from disclosure. The court stated that the revised redactions were consistent with the Second Circuit’s standard for sealing judicial documents.
Ruling
The court granted HTC’s motion to seal, for the reasons stated in its earlier opinion and order. It requested that the clerk keep the documents filed at ECF No. 118 under seal.
Read the full 2-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.