Trial Court Order Threatened Defendant’s Interest in the Confidentiality of Business Documents

Rocket Group, LLC v. Jatib, 4D13-134 (Fla. 4th DCA May 29, 2013):

Jatib (“Plaintiff”) sued Rocket Group (“Defendant”) for breach of the company’s operating agreement and dissolution of the company based on deadlock. Plaintiff and another individual founded Rocket Group, but disputes between them led to a deadlock in management. Plaintiff requested the production of numerous business documents. Defendant responded that the documents contained confidential information and objected to producing any of the requested documents until the court entered a mutually acceptable confidentiality order.

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