Legal Opinion

In Re Carco Electronics

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided July 29, 2008No. 07-1009PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

NYGAARD, Circuit Judge.

The question before us is whether a discovery order granting a trade secret protection from exposure is immediately appealable if the prevailing party is dissatisfied with the scope or degree of protection afforded? We hold that such an order is neither final nor appealable and will dismiss the appeal.

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Careo Electronics filed for Chapter 11 protection. Ideal Aerosmith Inc., a supplier of precision inertial guidance test systems, rotational rate tables, centrifuges, and high dynamic flight test tables, improperly took possession of Carco’s production…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Cohen v. Beneficial Industrial Loan Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
  2. Coopers & Lybrand v. LivesaySupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  3. Church of Scientology of California v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
  4. Digital Equipment Corp. v. Desktop Direct, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1994
  5. United States v. RyanSupreme Court of the United States · 1971

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3Cited by7 opinions

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  4. Awuah v. COVERALL NORTH AMERICA, INC.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2009
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