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WOO v. FIREMAN'S FUND INS. CO.

No. 56944-9-I.

154 P.3d 236 (2007)

Robert C. WOO, D.D.S, Plaintiff/Appellant, v. FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE COMPANY, a California corporation; and National Surety Corporation, an Illinois corporation, Defendants/Respondents, and Depositors Insurance Company, and Iowa corporation; and The Pacific Underwriters Corporation, a Washington corporation, Defendants.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

March 5, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard B. Kilpatrick, Attorney at Law, Bellevue, WA, for Appellant.

Emilia L. Sweeney, Lane Powell PC, Seattle, WA, Michael Barr King, Talmadge Law Group PLLC, Tukwila, WA, for Respondent.

BECKER, J.

¶ 1 At issue is an order sealing insurance company claims manuals that were used as exhibits at trial of a bad faith claim. The trial court erred in concluding that the manuals deserved protection as a trade secret. They are not novel and reasonable efforts were not made to protect their secrecy.

¶ 2 This lawsuit began when Robert Woo, a dentist, played an embarrassing practical joke on an employee while she was under

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