https://www.law.com/texaslawyer/2024/06/20/do-courts-favor-plaintiffs-on-discovery-amazon-thinks-so/
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Amazon cited a growing trend among attorneys to corner niche markets by suing specific corporations by gleaning inside knowledge through expansive discovery in other litigation.
June 20, 2024 at 03:58 PM
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What You Need to Know
- Amazon was denied relief on its attempt to protect alleged confidential trade secrets of its insurance policies.
- Amazon claims there is a trend of attorneys targeting specific companies and using expansive discovery to profit beyond the case at issue.
- Amazon sought to enforce a protect order signed by one judge and circumvented by another judge.
Attorneys representing Amazon.com Inc. in an appeal—seeking enforcement of a protective order on confidential and alleged insurance policy trade secrets—allege trial courts favor plaintiff lawyers.
And they suggest opposing counsel have made a cottage industry of using overly broad discovery to gather information for other suits against the tech and retail giant.
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