Legal Opinion
Brandt v. nVidia Corp. (In re 3dfx Interactive, Inc.)
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. California
Decided June 7, 2006No. Bankruptcy No. 02-55795 JRG; Adversary No. 03-5079Published
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER RE MOTION TO COMPEL PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS (CRIME FRAUD)
JAMES R. GRUBE, Bankruptcy Judge.
On March 2, 2006, the court heard Trustee’s motion to compel the production of documents based on the crime-fraud exception to the attorney-client privilege. The court has considered the papers filed and the arguments presented at the hearing. For the reasons stated below, the court denies the motion in part and grants the motion in part.
I. BACKGROUND
Debtor 3dfx and nVidia were competitors in the field of 3D graphics processor chips. In 1998 3dfx filed a patent infringement lawsuit against nVidia.…
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