SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. v. Arcesium LLC
- Ona Wang
- 1:22-cv-02009
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. v. Arcesium LLC, Judge Wang granted the parties’ request to seal a confidential exhibit.
The ruling affects SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc., Advent Software Inc., and Arcesium LLC by allowing the exhibit to the discovery-conference agenda to be filed under seal.
What happened
In SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. and Advent Software Inc. v. Arcesium LLC, the parties jointly asked to file under seal an exhibit to their agenda for an upcoming discovery conference. The exhibit contained information SS&C had marked highly confidential.
The parties said the exhibit described SS&C’s software-development strategies and proprietary technologies. They argued that disclosure could harm SS&C’s competitive position and noted that similar information had previously been redacted from the complaint.
Judge Ona T. Wang granted the request to file the exhibit under seal and directed the Clerk of Court to close ECF No. 91.
The detailed version
- SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. v. Arcesium LLC · No. 1:22-cv-02009
- Ona Wang
- Oct. 13, 2022
Background
The plaintiffs alleged misappropriation of trade secrets, breach of contract, unfair competition, and breach of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing. The parties jointly requested permission to file under seal an exhibit to the Joint Agenda for an October 18 discovery conference.
Reason for Sealing Request
The exhibit contained information that SS&C had designated highly confidential under a protective order. According to the request, the information concerned SS&C’s software-development strategies, including the development of proprietary technologies, and had been prepared in response to Arcesium’s request for more specificity about the trade secrets described in the amended complaint.
The parties addressed the public’s right to access judicial documents and the need to weigh that interest against privacy and competitive-harm concerns. They also stated that Judge Caproni had previously allowed similar information to be redacted from the first amended complaint.
Ruling
Judge Wang granted the application to file the exhibit under seal. She also directed the Clerk of Court to close ECF No. 91.
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