In re Itron, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
STEPHEN A. HIGGINSON, Circuit Judge:
This mandamus petition calls on us to correct a significant misapplication of attorney-client privilege law. The underlying lawsuit springs from a disputed corporate merger. Plaintiff-Petitioner Itron acquired a company called SmartSynch. According to Itron, misrepresentations by three of SmartSynch's corporate officers ("Defendants") caused it unknowingly to assume an unwanted $60 million contractual obligation to a third company, Consert. After years of litigation, Itron settled Consert's claims against it for $18 million. Itron now sues Defendants for…
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2Cases cited63 opinions
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