Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp. v. Wigand

Plaintiff Brown and Williamson Tobacco Corporation ("B&W”) has failed to overcome the qualified protection enjoyed by deponents-respondents concerning their newsgathering activities. The outtakes and unpublished materials sought by B&W, at least those dealing with the preparation and eventual broadcast of the CBS "60 Minutes” interview, relate directly to the allegation in the underlying Kentucky action that "[s]ince his termination from B&W, defendant Wigand has provided both in writing and orally, documents, materials and information acquired by him during and as a result of his employment…