Legal Opinion
Burlington Industries v. Exxon Corp.
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided October 21, 1974No. Civ. A. No. 72-1014-MPublishedCited by 126 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
JAMES R. MILLER, Jr., District Judge.
Defendant Exxon Corporation (Exxon) has moved to compel discovery pursuant to Rule 37, F.R.Civ.P. Exxon’s motion arises from an action filed by the plaintiff alleging generally that Exxon has infringed plaintiff’s patent. Plaintiff seeks to withhold many of the numerous documents sought by Exxon, claiming that the documents are privileged and thus immune from discovery. Pursuant to a court order of September 24, 1973, plaintiff has classified approximately 720 documents which it claims are privileged into 17 categories (Paper No. 45). According to…
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