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BRIDGESTONE AMERICAS HOLDING v. MAYBERRY

No. 48S02-0703-CV-120.

878 N.E.2d 189 (2007)

BRIDGESTONE AMERICAS HOLDING, INC., Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc., Bridgestone Firestone North American Tire, LLC, and Bridgestone/Firestone Manufacturing Operations Division, Appellants (Defendants below), v. Violet MAYBERRY, Personal Representative of Harmony B. Wigley, and Audrey E. Wigley, As Mother of Harmony B. Wigley, Deceased, Appellees (Plaintiffs below).

Supreme Court of Indiana.

December 18, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark J.R. Merkle, Marc T. Quigley, Indianapolis, IN, Attorneys for Appellants.

Peter Campbell King, Columbus, IN, Attorney for Appellees.

Jon Laramore, April E. Sellers, Indianapolis, IN, Attorneys for Amicus Curiae Indiana Legal Foundation.

SHEPARD, Chief Justice.

We encounter here a question of first impression: how should an Indiana court analyze a request to protect a trade secret from pre-trial discovery? We conclude that the test prevailing in other jurisdictions is suitable for application under Indiana Trial Rule 26(C).

In this case, the demanding party did not demonstrate the necessity of disclosing the secret. Hence, the trial court erred in ordering it produced.

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