In a plenary lawsuit for purported unpaid rent filed against our client, the trial judge (Hon. Matthew V. Grieco, J.S.C.) denied a commercial landlord's motion for a protective order and confidentiality designation of all documents produced.  The landlord argued that business documents in the dispute such as rent rolls, building operations data, and lease terms contained trade secrets or confidential information, and thus warranted a special order that limited the dissemination of the documents.  We objected that the documents were standard fare in a landlord-tenant dispute and not confidential.  The judge agreed with us, and denied the landlord's motion. 

The court's decision was published in the New York Law Journal as a "Decision of Interest" on October 20, 2026. 

See Amtad LLC v. SOSH Architects, P.A., Supreme Court, New York Co. Index No. 655247/24 (Oct. 7, 2026), 2026 WL 3169489.  The court's order can be viewed here.