Legal Opinion
In re Initial Public Offering Securities Litigation
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided February 14, 2008No. 21 MC 92(SAS)PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
SHIRA A. SCHEINDLIN, District Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
Plaintiffs move for an order compelling discovery of certain memoranda. Defendant Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (“Credit Suisse”) opposes on the ground that the memoranda are protected as attorney work product. For the reasons stated below, plaintiffs’ motion is granted.
II. BACKGROUND1
In December 1999, Credit Suisse’s general counsel for the Americas began an internal inquiry into alleged misconduct related to the allocation of shares during initial public offerings.2 To assist in this inquiry, Credit Suisse retained…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Hickman v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Upjohn Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- United States v. NoblesSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Jaffee v. RedmondSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
- University of Pennsylvania v. Equal Employment Opportunity CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- Gruss v. ZwirnDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2011
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