Medimpact Healthcare Systems, Inc. v. IQVIA Holdings Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MEDIMPACT HEALTHCARE Case No.: 19-cv-1865-GPC (DEB) SYSTEMS, INC., et al.,

ORDER:

Plaintiffs, 13 v. (1) REGARDING PLAINTIFFS’

MOTION FOR PROTECTIVE

IQVIA INC., et al., ORDER; AND Defendants. (2) GRANTING PLAINTIFFS’

MOTION TO FILE DOCUMENTS

UNDER SEAL

18 [DKT. NOS. 151, 157] 19 I. BACKGROUND This is a suit for misappropriation of trade secrets. In their Amended Complaint, Plaintiffs allege IMS Health (now Defendants IQVIA Inc., IQVIA Ltd., and IQVIA AG) wrongfully obtained and used data from Plaintiffs’ pharmacy benefits management (“PBM”) platform. Dkt. No. 93. Before the Court is the parties’ dispute over whether to include an “Attorney’s Eyes Only – Outside Counsel Only” confidentiality category in a protective order. Dkt. No. 151-1 at 4. Plaintiffs seek the additional confidentiality category to prevent Defendants’ in-house counsel from…