ELI LILLY & CO. v. GOTTSTEIN

Docket No. 07-1107-cv.

617 F.3d 186 (2010)

ELI LILLY & CO., Movant-Appellee, v. James B. GOTTSTEIN, Respondent-Appellant, Vera Sharav, Alliance for Human Research Protection, John Doe, David S. Egilman, Laura Ziegler, Mindfreedom International, Judi Chamberlin, Robert Whitaker, Terri Gottstein, Jerry Winchester, Dr. Peter Breggin, Dr. Grace Jackson, Dr. David Cohen, Bruce Whittington, Dr. Stephen Kruszewski, Will Hall, David Oaks And Eric Whalen, Respondents.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided: August 12, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven Brock ( Leslie R. Bennett , Berkman, Henoch, Peterson & Peddy, P.C., Garden City, NY, D. John McKay , Anchorage AK, on the brief), Berkman, Henoch, Peterson & Peddy, P.C., Garden City, NY.

Nina M. Gussack , ( Sean P. Fahey , Paul V. Avelar , Pepper Hamilton, LLP, Philadelphia, PA, Samuel J. Abate Jr. , Pepper Hamilton LLP, New York, NY, on the brief), Pepper Hamilton, LLP, Philadelphia, PA.

CALABRESI, RAGGI, and CUDAHY, Circuit Judges.


RICHARD D. CUDAHY, Circuit Judge:

The present appeal arises from the flouting of a protective order entered in high-stakes litigation concerning Eli Lilly Co.'s anti-psychotic drug, Zyprexa. David S. Egilman, a plaintiff's expert witness and signatory to the protective order, received confidential documents produced by Eli Lilly. Finding much to dislike in the content of those documents, Egilman wished to distribute them to the media. Not wanting to release the documents...

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