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· 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

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • 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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