Spectrum Dynamics Medical Limited v. General Electric Company
- Vernon Broderick
- 1:18-cv-11386
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Spectrum Dynamics Medical v. General Electric, Judge Broderick approved defendants’ request to file their opposition memorandum under seal.
The defendants and non-party identified in the request, as well as Spectrum Dynamics Medical Limited, because the order concerns the filing of a memorandum containing information designated confidential or highly confidential.
What happened
Spectrum Dynamics Medical Limited sued General Electric Company and others in a case identified as No. 18-cv-11386. Defendants asked for permission to file under seal their memorandum opposing Spectrum Dynamics’s request to file a second amended complaint.
Defendants said the memorandum referred to information that one or both parties had designated confidential or highly confidential under a protective order. They argued that the information was competitively sensitive and proprietary and that disclosure could cause substantial harm.
The court approved defendants’ request to file the opposition memorandum under seal. The order was entered by Judge Vernon S. Broderick.
The detailed version
- Spectrum Dynamics Medical Limited v. General Electric Company · No. 1:18-cv-11386
- Vernon Broderick
- Oct. 26, 2022
Background
Defendants General Electric Company, GE Healthcare, Inc., GE Medical Systems Israel Ltd., Jean-Paul Bouhnik, Sergio Steinfeld, Arie Eshco, and Nathan Hermony requested permission to file under seal their memorandum opposing plaintiff Spectrum Dynamics Medical Limited’s motion for leave to file a second amended complaint. The request also identified non-party Yaron Hefetz.
Request and Reasons
The defendants’ memorandum contained references to information designated “Highly Confidential” or “Confidential” under the parties’ stipulated confidentiality and protective order. Defendants asserted that the information was competitively sensitive and proprietary to one or both parties and that disclosure could create a substantial risk of harm. Their letter cited the presumption of public access to judicial documents and the exception allowing sealing when confidentiality protects higher values, such as preventing competitive injury.
Ruling
The document bears Judge Vernon S. Broderick’s “SO ORDERED” approval of the request. The court therefore permitted defendants to file their opposition memorandum under seal. The text provided does not include a separate explanation by the court or identify any additional sealing conditions.
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