Protective Order Motions Over Due Diligence Report In Trade Secrets Suit Denied

Mealey's (October 3, 2017, 1:03 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — The issuance of protective orders over a due diligence report submitted by a nonparty specialized risk management firm in a misappropriation of trade secrets lawsuit against Uber Technologies Inc. is not warranted because none of the parties seeking the protective orders has provided a sufficient reason to “override the public interest factor” of providing transparency in the report, a federal judge in California ruled Sept. 28 in denying the motions (Waymo LLC v. Uber Technologies Inc., et al., No. 17-0939, N.D. Calif., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 89174)....