We represented a major building materials company in an antitrust dispute in which competitors alleged price fixing and attempted monopolization. Several competitors served broad subpoenas on our client seeking document production and depositions related to recent acquisitions, including demands for proprietary pricing, cost, and strategic business data. Our client objected to disclosing competitively sensitive information and, when the issuing parties refused to narrow their demands, our team drafted and filed a motion to quash over a single weekend, timed just before the scheduled deposition.
The court granted the motion in its entirety, finding that disclosure would be “very burdensome,” and quashed the subpoena. The ruling preserved our client’s most sensitive competitive information and limited its exposure in the ongoing litigation.