> "...an individual who resided in the United States and was a target of an investigation pertaining to the theft of trade secrets from a corporation located in the United States..."

Google turns over data like this all the time. In fact, ever thing seems reasonable about the warrant, so why are they fighting this? It's right there.

I suspect somewhere within either the Google corporate structure or structures of one of their trusted partners are individuals that have done some thing that could potentially put Google in hot water. It's just a theory, but I think it's plausible.