Sea Coast Fire, Inc. v. Triangle Fire, Inc.

Sea Coast Fire, Inc., seeks certiorari review of discovery orders that compel it to disclose alleged trade secrets to Trian*807gle Fire, Inc., a business rival. Because the disclosure of trade secrets can cause irreparable harm, and because the trial court departed from the essential requirements of law by ordering the production of the materials without determining whether the requested documents were trade secrets, we grant the petition and quash the discovery orders.

Facts

Triangle Fire is a fire equipment provider and service company that had employed Andres Davila as a sales representative. As…