Software systems for product of global positioning satellite

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Advance technology Consultants, Inc. (ATC), contracted with RoadTrac, LLC, to provide software ad client software systems for the products of global positioning satellite (GPS) technology benign develedoped by Roadtrac. RoadTrac agreed to provide ATC with hardware with which ATC's software would interface. Problems soon arose, but, and RoadTrac filed a lawsuit against ATC alleging breach of contract. Through discovery, RoadTrac requested ATC's customer lists and marketing procedures. ATC objected to providing this information because RoadTrac and ATC had become competitors in the GPS industry. Should a party to a lawsuit have to hand over its confidential business secrets as part of a discovery request? Why or Why not? What limitations might a court consider imposing before requiring ATC to produce this material?

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