BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE, INC., Petitioner, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF ALAMEDA COUNTY, Respondent; NATHAN RIOS, a Minor, etc., et al., Real Parties in Interest., 7 Cal. App. 4th 1384

Summary

Petitioner sought extraordinary relief to compel respondent to set aside its order requiring petitioner to provide certain trade secret information to real parties in the underlying personal injury action. Petitioner argued that respondent was required to deny the motion in its entirety or alternatively to first require real parties to pursue less intrusive alternatives to disclosure. On appeal, the petition was granted because the real parties failed to make a prima facie showing that petitioner's formulas were relevant and necessary to their proofs of negligence and strict liability in tort.