Legal Opinion
Moore v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
District Court, S.D. Iowa
Decided May 19, 2000No. 1-98-CV-10029PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BREMER, United States Magistrate Judge.
This matter is before the Court on Defendants’ Motion for Leave to Compel Production of Retention Letters and Other Communication Between Plaintiffs’ Counsel and Their Experts, (Clerk’s No. 96), filed February 29, 2000. Plaintiffs resisted the Motion, and the court held a hearing on April 6, 2000. This matter is fully submitted.
BACKGROUND
Plaintiffs are suing Defendants, several tobacco companies, for alleged smoking-related injuries. The present Motion concerns documents sent from Plaintiffs’ counsel to expert witnesses John Craighead, M.D., and John R.…
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