Legal Opinion
In re Continental Illinois Securities Litigation
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 23, 1984No. 83-2973PublishedCited by 87 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.
In this appeal we must balance the public’s right of access to documents relied on as evidence in civil proceedings against a party’s interest in the confidentiality— based primarily upon the attorney-client privilege — of its investigation into the merits of derivative suits brought on its behalf. The district court held that Dow Jones & Company, Inc. (publisher of The Wall Street Journal) and Field Enterprises, Inc. (publisher of the Chicago Sun-Times) (collectively the “Newspapers”) are entitled to copies of the Special Litigation Committee Report (the “Report”)…
2Cases cited31 opinions
- Cohen v. Beneficial Industrial Loan Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Nixon v. Warner Communications, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Coopers & Lybrand v. LivesaySupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Sheppard v. MaxwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- In Re OliverSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
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3Cited by87 opinions
- Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 95,228 Rocco Dileo and Louise Dileo v. Ernst & YoungCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990
- Baxter International, Incorporated v. Abbott LaboratoriesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2002
- Union Oil Company of California v. Dan LeavellCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000
- Hicklin Engineering, L.C., Cross-Appellee v. R.J. Bartell and R.J. Bartell & Associates, L.L.C.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2006
- Bond v. UtrerasCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2009
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