Bro-Tech Corp. v. Thermax, Inc., 2008 WL 356928 (E.D. Pa. Feb. 7, 2008), modified, 2008 WL 724627 (E.D. Pa. Mar. 17, 2008)

Key Insight: Where examination of defendants? hard drives and servers was only way to determine whether defendants had violated court order requiring them to locate any files taken from plaintiffs, return them to plaintiffs, and then purge plaintiffs? files from defendants? electronic storage devices, magistrate judge ordered defendants to produce forensic copies of hard drives and servers to plaintiffs? counsel on a ?Confidential-Designated Counsel Only? basis

Nature of Case: Misappropriation of trade secrets, unfair competition

Electronic Data Involved: Defendants’ hard drives and servers