Legal Opinion

In re Block Island Fishing, Inc.

District Court, District of Columbia

Decided June 4, 2018No. Civil Action No. 16-cv-10043-ADBPublished

1Opinion of the Court

IN RE: BLOCK ISLAND FISHING, INC., for Exoneration from or Limitation of Liability.

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER

The self-critical analysis privilege is not yet clearly established in the First Circuit or elsewhere, but "a number of federal courts have recognized that self-critical analyses are generally privileged and not subject to discovery." Tice v. Am. Airlines, Inc., 192 F.R.D. 270, 272 (N.D. Ill. 2000) (citing cases); see also Coates v. Johnson & Johnson, 756 F.2d 524, 551 (7th Cir. 1985) (recognizing "prevailing view" that "self-critical portions of…

2Cases cited16 opinions

University of Pennsylvania v. Equal Employment Opportunity CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
Coates v. Johnson & JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
Kevin T. Dowling v. American Hawaii Cruises, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1992
Webb v. Westinghouse Electric Corp.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1978
O'Connor v. Chrysler Corp.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 1980

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