Legal Opinion
Hewlett-Packard Co. v. Bausch & Lomb Inc.
District Court, N.D. California
Decided April 9, 1987No. Nos. C 84 20642 RPA, C 86 20406 RPAPublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WAYNE D. BRAZIL, United States Magistrate.
The issue in this discovery dispute is whether defendant Bausch & Lomb waived its rights under the attorney-client privilege and/or the work product doctrine when it voluntarily disclosed its attorney’s opinion letter to a non-party with whom it was attempting to negotiate the sale of a business. The letter concerned the validity and possible infringement of plaintiff Hewlett-Packard’s LaBarre patent. This patent is in issue in the present litigation.
Defendant disclosed the letter to non-party GEC at a time when defendant and GEC were involved in…
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