Legal Opinion
United States v. British American Tobacco (Investments) Ltd.
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided November 2, 2004No. 04-5207 and 04-5208PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge TATEL.
TATEL, Circuit Judge:
For the third time, we consider the district court’s determination that one of the defendants in the United States’ RICO action against cigarette companies waived its attorney-client privilege by failing to log a document sought in discovery. As we emphasized the last time around, “waiver of privilege is a serious sanction” that a court should impose only if a party behaves unreasonably or worse. See United States v. Philip Morris Inc., 347 F.3d 951, 954 (2003) (quoting First Sav. Bank, F.S.B. v. First Bank Sys., Inc.,…
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- United States v. American Telephone & Telegraph Co.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1980
- Roy W. Krieger v. Kathlynn G. Fadely,appelleesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2000
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3Cited by20 opinions
- United States v. Philip Morris USA Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2005
- United States v. British American Tobacco Australia Services, Ltd.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2006
- El Paso Natural Gas Co. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2011
- Venancio Aguasanta Arias v. DyncorpCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2014
- Caudle v. Metropolitan Police DepartmentDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2009
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