Federal Trade Commission v. IQVIA Holdings Inc.

Background

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) submitted a letter-motion asking to seal portions of its request for a pre-motion conference. The conference concerned the FTC’s request to extend a temporary restraining order. The letter identified the defendants as IQVIA Holdings Inc. and Propel Media, Inc.

Request to Seal

The FTC stated that its letter contained nonpublic information, including quotations and information designated as confidential under the protective order. It also stated that two exhibits were nonpublic documents filed under seal, with a placeholder sheet to be filed publicly. The FTC prepared a redacted version for public filing and an unredacted version for filing under seal.

The FTC argued that the proposed redactions were consistent with the Second Circuit’s rules governing public access to court records. It also relied on the protective order, which required confidential information in filed materials to be filed under seal.

Ruling

The court granted the request. It allowed the information identified in the request to be redacted from the publicly available letter and allowed the unredacted version, identified as Document 129, to be filed under seal as to the FTC, IQVIA, and Propel. The court also stated that it would hear the parties’ pending requests during a telephone conference on September 6, 2023.