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In Rescuecom Corp., v. Google, the Second Circuit found that the district court erred in dismissing the plaintiff’s claim for trademark use infringement based on a search engine’s sale of trademarks as advertising keywords.

In 1999, several individuals, including respondents Carlisle, sought to minimize taxes from the sale of their construction equipment company. They were advised by petitioners, including Arthur Andersen, which allegedly recommended a “leveraged option strategy” tax shelter.

The United States District Court for the District of Columbia granted a motion to compel disclosure of certain treatment guidelines developed by Medicaid third-party administrators and held that the guidelines were not protected by trade secret law, as Medicaid regulations required that the subject matter of the guidelines be made available to beneficiaries.