Valvetech, Inc. v. Aerojet Rocketdyne, Inc.
Plaintiff: Valvetech, Inc.
Defendant: Aerojet Rocketdyne, Inc.
Case Number: 6:2017cv06788
Filed: November 15, 2017
Court: US District Court for the Western District of New York
Office: Rochester Office
County: Monroe
Presiding Judge: Frank P. Geraci
Nature of Suit: Other Contract
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. ยง 1332
Jury Demanded By: None

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November 2, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 334 DECISION AND ORDER: The Court resolves the pending matters as stated herein. SO ORDERED. Signed by Hon. Frank P. Geraci, Jr. on 11/2/2023. (MFM)
May 19, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 290 DECISION AND ORDER: The parties' motions in limine are resolved as stated herein. SO ORDERED. Signed by Hon. Frank P. Geraci, Jr. on 5/19/2023. (MFM)
September 29, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 203 DECISION AND ORDER granting in part and denying in part 184 Motion for Summary Judgment. The following claims remain in this case: (1) breach of contract as to the 2011 NDA and 2017 NDA; (2) trade secret claims under CUTSA and DTSA; and (3) replevin. SO ORDERED. Signed by Hon. Frank P. Geraci, Jr. on 9/29/2022. (SFR)
February 18, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 165 DECISION AND ORDER denying 164 Motion to Seal Document. The Court denies without prejudice Plaintiff's motion to seal Exhibits 1, 3, and 5 to Plaintiff's Response to Defendant's Brief Regarding Two Issues Impacting the Appropriate S cope of the Deposition of Mr. Joel Landau and attached to the Declaration of John D. Esterhay. (ECF No. 164.) Plaintiff has ten days after the filing of this decision and order to renew its motion, after which time, if no motion is made, the documents sought to be filed under seal will be electronically filed and available to the public. Signed by Hon. Mark W. Pedersen on 2/17/21. (KAP)
October 16, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 139 DECISION AND ORDER denying 114 Motion for Protective Order; granting in part and denying in part 116 Motion for Discovery; granting 118 Motion to Seal; granting 122 Motion to Seal Document ; granting 125 Motion to Seal The Court'1 .denies Defendants motion for a protective order (ECF No. 114) without prejudice;2.grants Defendans July 23, 2020 motion to seal (ECF No. 118) to the extent that it orders Exhibits G and H, and the unredacted version of the Memorandum of Law in Suppo rt of Aerojet Rocketdyne's Motion for [a] Protective Order be sealed;3.grants Defendant's August 6, 2020 motion to seal (ECF No. 125) and orders that Exhibits N and O attached to the Declaration of Michael B. Eisenberg in Support of Defenda nt's Reply Motion for [a] Protective Order be sealed;4.grants Defendant's request to seal Exhibit 12 (ECF No. 128) attached to the July 30, 2020 Declaration of Kevin J. Patariu in Support of Plaintiff's Response to Defendant's Mot ion for a Protective Order;5.grants Plaintiff's July 30, 2020 motion to seal (ECF No. 122), as later limited by the August 20, 2020 Declaration of Kevin J. Patariu (ECF No. 130), and orders that Exhibits 1 and 13 to the Declaration of Kevin J. P atariu submitted in support of Plaintiff's opposition to Defendant's motion for a protective order be sealed; 6.With respect to Plaintiff's motion for discovery (ECF No. 116) the Court finds as follows:a.The Court grants Plaintiff' ;s request for the production of ESI to the extent that it orders Defendant to produce to Plaintiff the 60,145 search results from utilizing the search terms "test," "valvetech," "valve," and "tech";b.The Court grants Plaintiff's request for a substantive response to Interrogatory 12 and orders Defendant to provide such a response, but denies Plaintiffs request for substantive responses to Requests 35 and 37 without prejudice subject to renewal after the completion of depositions; and c.The Court denies Plaintiffs motion for substantive responses to Plaintiffs Interrogatories 13 and 14 without prejudice and subject to renewal upon the completion of depositions, and grants Plaintiff's reque st with respect to Interrogatory 15 to the extent that Defendant is ordered to disclose the terms of the contract between Defendant and Boeing that details a penalty for payment due to any delay. Signed by Hon. Mark W. Pedersen on 10/16/20. (KAP)-CLERK TO FOLLOW UP-
September 26, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 71 DECISION AND ORDER: Aerojet's 51 Motion to Dismiss is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART and its 49 Motion to Seal is GRANTED. The Clerk of Court will file the unredacted version of Aerojet's memorandum of law in support of its Motion to Dismiss and ValveTech's Trade Secret Disclosure statement under seal.The following claims remain in this case: (1) trade secret misappropriation under federal law; (2) trade secret misappropriation under California law; and (3) replevin. All other claims are DISMISSED.SO ORDERED. Signed by Hon. Frank P. Geraci, Jr. on 9/26/2019. (AFM)-CLERK TO FOLLOW UP-
September 28, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 25 DECISION AND ORDER: For the reasons stated, Aerojet's Motion to Dismiss, ECF No. 20 , is GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART. Claims one through four, five, and seven are DISMISSED; however, ValveTech's sixth claim survives. By separate order, the Court will refer this case to a United States Magistrate Judge for pretrial proceedings. SO ORDERED. Signed by Hon. Frank P. Geraci, Jr. on 9/28/18. (JO)
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Plaintiff: Valvetech, Inc.
Represented By: Edward P. Hourihan, Jr.
Represented By: Joseph S. Nacca
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Defendant: Aerojet Rocketdyne, Inc.
Represented By: Michael B. Eisenberg
Represented By: William E. Sterling
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