Nuvasive, Inc. v. Alphatec Holdings, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 NUVASIVE, INC., Case No.: 3:18-CV-347-CAB-MDD
Plaintiff,
ORDER DENYING MOTION TO
v. FILE UNDER SEAL
ALPHATEC HOLDINGS, INC. et al., [Doc. No. 245] Defendants. 16 Plaintiff NuVasive, Inc. has filed a motion seeking an order requiring Defendants Alphatec Holdings, Inc., and Alphatec Spine, Inc. (together, “Alphatec”), to file under seal certain portions of the deposition transcripts of: 1. Matthew Link; 2. Blake Inglish; 3. Eric Finley; and, 4. Jim A. Youssef, M.D. (“Youssef Deposition”), along with portions of Inglish’s expert reports in connection with the motions for summary judgment and to exclude expert testimony that Alphatec intends to file. NuVasive contends that compelling reasons exist to seal portions of these documents. As discussed below, the motion is denied. 28 I. Legal Standards “When discovery material is filed with the…