Nixon v. Warner Communications, Inc.
435 U.S. 589 (1978) Cited 6,007 times 9 Legal AnalysesHolding that "business information that might harm a litigant's competitive standing" can constitute a sufficient reason to preserve records under seal
Center for Auto Safety v. Chrysler Group, LLC
809 F.3d 1092 (9th Cir. 2016) Cited 2,088 timesHolding that we review for an abuse of discretion and that a court may seal records only for "a compelling reason"
Foltz v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co.
331 F.3d 1122 (9th Cir. 2003) Cited 3,350 timesHolding that the Phillips exception is "expressly limited to the status of materials . . . attached to a non-dispositive motion"
In re Electronic Arts
298 F. App'x 568 (9th Cir. 2008) Cited 301 timesHolding that "pricing terms, royalty rates, and guaranteed minimum payment terms" are trade secrets that is appropriate for sealing
In re Qualcomm Litig.
Case No. 3:17-cv-0108-GPC-MDD (S.D. Cal. Nov. 8, 2017) Cited 60 timesFinding compelling reasons to seal where the parties, through declarations from company officers, "provide[d] the Court with a factual basis for their claims that disclosing information subject to confidentiality agreements would harm the parties' respective competition standings"
Velasco v. Chrysler Grp. LLC
Case No. CV 13-08080 DDP (VBK) (C.D. Cal. Jan. 26, 2017) Cited 3 timesSealing "technical data pertaining to efforts to understand failures in [the product that] are inextricably intertwined with information about Chrysler's technical capacity"
Rule 26 - Duty to Disclose; General Provisions Governing Discovery
Fed. R. Civ. P. 26 Cited 94,817 times 651 Legal AnalysesAdopting Fed.R.Civ.P. 37