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Wesley v. Rye

Supreme Court of Louisiana
Sep 8, 1986
490 So. 2d 272 (La. 1986)

Opinion

No. 86-CC-0989.

June 13, 1986. Rehearing Denied September 8, 1986.

IN RE: Sterling Drug Co. Inc.; Applying for Writ of Certiorari and/or Review, Prohibition and Mandamus; Parish of Orleans Civil District Court Div. "C" Number 79-13405, 82-1954; to the Court of Appeal, Fourth Circuit, Number C-4921.


Granted. The trial court is ordered to amend its protective order so as to delete the names of the physicians on the Drug Experience Reports, reserving to plaintiffs the right to apply for disclosure in a particular case upon showing of relevance. See Newsom v. Breon Laboratories, Inc., 709 S.W.2d 559 (Tenn. 1986). The trial court is further ordered to issue an umbrella protective order regulating disclosure of trade secrets. See Cipollone v. Liggett Group, Inc., 785 F.2d 1108 (3rd Cir. 1986).


Summaries of

Wesley v. Rye

Supreme Court of Louisiana
Sep 8, 1986
490 So. 2d 272 (La. 1986)
Case details for

Wesley v. Rye

Case Details

Full title:VANESSA WESLEY ET AL, v. DR. PHILIP RYE ET AL

Court:Supreme Court of Louisiana

Date published: Sep 8, 1986

Citations

490 So. 2d 272 (La. 1986)

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