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 v. General Electric, Magistrate Judge Parker granted motions to seal confidential business information and trade secrets.
The parties, particularly the defendants, because the defendants were ordered to publicly file a redacted amended answer; the sealed documents could remain unavailable to the public.
What happened
In Spectrum Dynamics Medical Limited v. General Electric Company, the parties asked the court to seal documents containing sensitive trade secrets and other confidential business information.
The court granted the three motions to seal. Documents already filed under seal could remain sealed, and the defendants had to publicly file a redacted version of the amended answer by April 24, 2023.
Magistrate Judge Katharine H. Parker ordered the Clerk to terminate the three motions. The order did not decide the parties’ underlying dispute.
The detailed version
- Spectrum Dynamics Medical Limited v. General Electric Company · No. 1:18-cv-11386
- Vernon Broderick
- Apr. 18, 2023
Issue
The parties filed three motions to seal at ECF Nos. 641, 648, and 651. The requested sealing concerned highly sensitive trade secrets and other confidential business information.
Court’s Ruling
The court found that the motions were narrowly tailored to protect the information and granted the motions. The documents filed under seal at ECF Nos. 642, 649, 650, and 652 could remain under seal.
The court ordered the defendants to publicly file a redacted version of the amended answer by Monday, April 24, 2023. It also directed the Clerk to terminate the motions at ECF Nos. 641, 648, and 651.
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