Legal Opinion

Patterson v. Ford Motor Co.

District Court, W.D. Texas

Decided February 5, 1980No. SA-78-CA-447PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER DENYING THE DEFENDANT FORD MOTOR COMPANY’S MOTION FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER

SUTTLE, Senior District Judge.

Ford Motor Company seeks a protective order to prevent information from documents furnished by Ford to the Plaintiff in this case from being used in any way except in connection with this lawsuit. Ford does not contend that any of the material that is the subject of discovery by the Plaintiff constitutes trade secrets or that Ford will suffer any competitive disadvantage by revealing this information. It merely expresses concern that “counsel for the Plaintiff is interested in developing…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Johnson Foils, Inc. v. Huyck Corp.District Court, N.D. New York · 1973
  2. Williams v. Johnson & JohnsonDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1970

3Cited by17 opinions

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  2. Garcia v. PeeplesTexas Supreme Court · 1987
  3. Duling v. Gristede's Operating Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 2010
  4. United States v. Hooker Chemicals & Plastics Corp.District Court, W.D. New York · 1981
  5. Wauchop v. Domino's Pizza, Inc.District Court, N.D. Indiana · 1991

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