Legal Opinion

Eisai Ltd. v. Dr. Reddy's Laboratories, Inc.

District Court, S.D. New York

Decided December 21, 2005No. 03 Civ. 9053(GEL)PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION AND ORDER

LYNCH, District Judge.

In this patent infringement case, plaintiffs Eisai Ltd. and Eisai Inc. (collectively, “Eisai”) have withheld a number of documents sought by defendants, asserting that they are protected by attorney-client privilege. Defendants Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd. and Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories, Inc. (collectively, “Reddy”) moved to compel. The Court referred the dispute to the Hon. Kevin Nathaniel Fox, United States Magistrate Judge, for resolution. Judge Fox ruled, among other things, that documents reflecting legal advice provided by Japanese benrishi or…

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