Mediacom Iowa, L.L.C. v. Incorporated City of Spencer

LAVORATO, Chief Justice.

In this declaratory judgment proceeding, we granted a cable company interlocutory review of a district court order that partially denied the company’s motion to compel discovery. The cable company sued a city and its utilities board for its actions in establishing a competing communications system. The company contends the district court abused its discretion in protecting from discovery information the court concluded constituted trade secrets. We agree and reverse and remand the case for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.

I. Background Facts and…