Diaz v. Washington State Migrant Council

¶1 This interlocutory appeal calls upon us to address a corporation’s responsibility for responding to discovery when members of its board of directors refuse to provide relevant information because of concern for their individual exposure to criminal prosecution. The trial court correctly recognized that while the board members had the right, individually, to invoke their privilege against self-incrimination when deposed, a corporation enjoys no Fifth Amendment privilege.

¶2 Following oral argument and preparation of this opinion, the parties notified us that they had settled their disputes…