Add-on technology, inc. (aoc) contracted with track, llc, to provide software and client software systems for products using global positioning satellite (gps) technology being developed by track. track agreed to provide aoc with hardware with which aoc’s software would interface. problems soon arose, however, and track filed a lawsuit against aoc alleging breach of contract. during discovery, track requested aoc’s customer lists and marketing procedures. aoc objected to providing this information because track and aoc 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 aoc to produce this material? (see following a state court case)?

How should the environmental effects be dealt with when evaluating this project? the environmental effects should be ignored since the plant is legal without mitigation. the environmental effects should be treated as a sunk cost and therefore ignored. if the utility mitigates for the environmental effects, the project is not acceptable. however, before the company chooses to do the project without mitigation, it needs to make sure that any costs of "ill will" for not mitigating for the environmental effects have been considered in the original analysis. the environmental effects should be treated as a remote possibility and should only be considered at the time in which they actually occur. the environmental effects if not mitigated would result in additional cash flows. therefore, since the plant is legal without mitigation, there are no benefits to performing a "no mitigation" analysis.