MSC Software Corp. v. Altair Eng?g, Inc., 2009 WL 426556 (E.D. Mich. Feb. 19, 2009)

Key Insight: Responding to several of plaintiff?s concerns regarding defendants? production of electronically stored information, special master recommended denial of plaintiff?s request for production of a new, updated database where plaintiff already received updates regarding changes made to the database, where accommodation of the request would require considerable effort by defendants, including stopping all user activity in the database and creating five copies of the information for dissemination to all parties, and where the requested production would make analysis of some key issues more difficult ? recommendation was adopted by the court

Nature of Case: Theft of trade secrets

Electronic Data Involved: Database