Legal Opinion
Commodity Futures Trading Commission v. Weintraub
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided April 29, 1985No. 84-261PublishedCited by 743 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Marshall
The question here is whether the trustee of a corporation in bankruptcy has the power to waive the debtor corporation’s attorney-client privilege with respect to communications that took place before the filing of the petition in bankruptcy.
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The case arises out of a formal investigation by petitioner Commodity Futures Trading Commission to determine whether Chicago Discount Commodity Brokers (CDCB), or persons associated with that firm, violated the Commodity Exchange Act, 7 U. S. C. § 1 et seq. CDCB was a discount commodity brokerage house registered with the Commission, pursuant to 7 U. S.…
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