Legal Opinion
Smith v. BIC Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided February 28, 1989No. 88-1523PublishedCited by 67 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
MANSMANN, Circuit Judge.
In this appeal from a denial of a motion for a protective order we are faced with a fundamental challenge to the jurisdiction of this court to hear the appeal as well as a challenge to the district court’s failure to recognize certain confidential information as a “trade secret” for purposes of Fed.R. Civ.P. 26(c). We conclude, on the basis of Cohen v. Beneficial Loan Corp., 337 U.S. 541, 69 S.Ct. 1221, 93 L.Ed. 1528 (1949), and Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. v. Mayacamas Corp., 485 U.S. 271, 108 S.Ct. 1133, 99 L.Ed.2d 296 (1988), that we have…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Cohen v. Beneficial Industrial Loan Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Coopers & Lybrand v. LivesaySupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. v. Mayacamas Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1988
- Cipollone v. Liggett Group, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1986
- Van Products Co. v. General Welding & Fabricating Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1965
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3Cited by67 opinions
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- In Re Ford Motor CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1997
- United States of America, Ex Rel. Stinson, Lyons, Gerlin & Bustamante, P.A. v. The Prudential Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1991
- Richard and Anita Poliquin v. Garden Way, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1993
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