Cleveland Clinic Foundation v. Levin

{¶ 1} This cause is pending before the court as an interlocutory appeal from the Board of Tax Appeals (“BTA”). Appellants Cleveland Clinic Foundation and Fairview Hospital (together, “CCF”) have filed a notice of appeal from an interim order of the BTA dated January 25, 2008. That order denied a portion of CCF’s motion for protective order. Specifically, although the BTA adopted a stipulated confidentiality order between the parties, the BTA declined to rule on the trade-secret status of particular documents. CCF asserts that unless the BTA issues a prehearing ruling that confers trade-secret…