Lambda Labs, Inc. v. Lambda, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 LAMBDA LABS, INC., Case No. 19-cv-04060-JST (TSH)
Plaintiff,
DISCOVERY ORDER
v. Re: Dkt. No. 101 LAMBDA, INC., Defendant.
12 Lambda School has retained Dr. Lynne Weber of Duff & Phelps as an expert in this matter. Dr. Weber’s cv states that she has 35+ years of consulting experience with expertise in market analysis, market research, statistics, data analytics, econometrics, forecasting, and risk assessment. School has hired her as a trademark expert, and it gave notice under paragraph 7.4(a) of the Protective Order of its intent to disclose Lambda Labs’ AEO materials to her. Labs has objected under paragraph 7.4(b), and it now “bear[s] the burden of proving that the risk of harm that the disclosure would entail (under the safeguards proposed) outweighs the Receiving Party’s need to disclose the Protected Material to its Expert.” ¶ 7.4(c). Labs hints at, but does not actually make, the traditional risk of harm argument that the …