Legal Opinion
In re Burlington Northern, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 14, 1987No. 87-2177PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REAVLEY, Circuit Judge:
The plaintiffs in this antitrust suit claim that the defendant railroads conspired to prevent construction of a coal slurry pipeline. Contending, among other things, that the railroads accomplished their anticompetitive goal through filing and defending certain lawsuits, the plaintiffs seek discovery of documents relating to those lawsuits. The railroads resist discovery on the grounds of attorney/client privilege and work product immunity. The district court rejected this claim of privilege, holding that *521because the documents were prepared in furtherance of an illegal…
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