SEDLOCK BY SEDLOCK v. BIC CORP.

No. 90-1323.

926 F.2d 757 (1991)

Season SEDLOCK, a minor by her next friend, Brenda K. SEDLOCK and Frank Sedlock, Appellees, v. BIC CORPORATION, Appellant. WAL-MART STORES, INC., and Andover Togs, Inc., v. WESTPOINT PEPPERELL, INC., d/b/a Alamac Knitted Fabrics.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided February 26, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael S. Ryan, St. Paul, Minn., for appellant.

John R. Overchuck, Orlando, Fla., for appellees.

Before ARNOLD and FAGG, Circuit Judges, and McMILLAN, Senior District Judge.


FAGG, Circuit Judge.

Season Sedlock brought this product liability action against Bic Corporation claiming a defective Bic cigarette lighter burned her. During the discovery process, Bic refused to produce certain documents and answer certain interrogatories, asserting the discovery sought trade secrets. The district court ordered Bic to produce some of the discovery, but issued an order protecting dissemination of trade secrets at Bic's request. Contrary to Bic's...

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