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District Court Finds Communications And Documents Concerning Defendant’s Post-Filing Acquisition Are Not Protected By The Common...

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In 10x Genomics, Inc. v. Celsee, Inc., 1-19-cv-00862 (DDE 2020-12-04, Order) (Colm F. Connolly), the District Court ordered the defendant to produce documents and give testimony about communications between defendant and its...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Common Interest Doctrine and Attorney-Client Privilege Protect Distributor’s Email Communication with Defendant

In a January 14, 2020, order, the Northern District of Illinois granted in part and denied in part, a plaintiff’s motion to compel the production of documents withheld as privileged. The court found that an email between the...more

Winstead PC

Texas Court Grants Mandamus Relief To Protect A Trustee’s Attorney-Client Communications From Being Disclosed To A Beneficiary

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In In re Alexander, a beneficiary filed suit against the trustee based on multiple allegations of breach of fiduciary duty, including an allegation that the trustee attempted to transfer the trustee position to successors in...more

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Fundamentals of Document and ESI Discovery

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Preserving Evidence: •“The duty to preserve evidence begins when litigation is ‘pending or reasonably foreseeable.’” Micron Tech., Inc. v. Rambus, Inc., 645 F.3d 1311, 1320 (Fed. Cir. 2011) •“It is, of course, not...more

A&O Shearman

High Court Rules That Witness Interview Notes Are Not Covered by Legal Advice Privilege

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In December 2016, the English High Court ruled that transcripts, notes and other records of witness interviews prepared by in-house and external counsel in the course of an internal investigation were not covered by either...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

California Supreme Court Will Review Appellate Decision Holding That Attorney Bills Are Privileged

In June, I blogged about County of Los Angeles Board of Supervisors v. Superior Court, 235 Cal. App. 4th 1154 (2015). In that case, the California Court of Appeal (Second Appellate District) concluded that legal defense bills...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

Submitting Your Defense Bills to Insurers Could Mean Waiving Privilege

Recently, the California Court of Appeal decided County of Los Angeles Board of Supervisors v. Superior Court, 235 Cal. App. 4th 1154 (2015), a case considering whether the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department could be...more

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