ALJ Luckern Finds Complainants Request to Search Home Computers of Respondents Employees Redundant and Suggestive of an Intent to Harass
In the Matter of Certain DC-DC Controllers and Products Containing the Same, denied Complainants request for Respondent to produce and search the personal computers and electronic storage devices of employees formerly employed by Complainants but now employed by Respondent in an investigation involving trade secret misappropriation allegations. Such searching was found to be somewhat redundant of previous discovery requests and suggestive of an intent to harass. In addition, Complainant made no showing of any discrepancies or insufficiencies in Respondent’s document production nor any showing that it will be unable to get the sought-after information from other sources. (PDF)
