· 7/16/2002
Baxter International, Incorporated v. Abbott Laboratories
Citations
- 297 F.3d 544
- 63 U.S.P.Q. 2d (BNA) 1859
- 52 Fed. R. Serv. 3d 1132
- 2002 U.S. App. LEXIS 14302
- 2002 WL 1543385
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- stating that notwithstanding prior confidentiality agreements, \any claim of secrecy must be reviewed independently in [the appellate] court\
- stating that only trade secrets, information covered by a recognized privilege, and information required by statute to be maintained in confidence may be filed under seal
- requiring that the parties requesting to seal parts of the appellate record provide more than “asserti[ons] that the document must be kept confidential because we say so”
- noting that, “[i]n civil litigation, only trade secrets, information covered by a recognized privilege (such as the attorney-client privilege), and information required by statute to be maintained in confidence (such as the name of a minor victim of a sexual assault
- noting “[t]he. strong presumption of public disclosure” for “materials that formed the basis of the parties’ dispute and- the district court’s resolution”
- noting that, “[i]n civil litigation, only trade secrets, information covered by a recognized privilege (such as the attorney-client privilege), and information required by statute to be maintained in confidence (such as the name of a minor victim of a sexual assault
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Judges: Easterbrook, Kanne, Williams
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