Legal Opinion
Viacom, Inc. v. Sumitomo Corp.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided April 30, 2001No. Index No. M8-85 LTS; MDL 1303PublishedCited by 89 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SWAIN, District Judge.
Plaintiffs Viacom Inc. and Emerson Electric Co. (“Plaintiffs”) move to compel the production of documents listed on the privilege log (the “Privilege Log”) produced by non-party Robinson Lerer & Montgomery (“RLM”) in response to a subpoena issued from this Court on March 9, 2000. For the reasons set forth below, Plaintiffs’ motion is denied.
FACTUAL BACKGROUND
This motion arises out of multi-district litigation pending in the Western District of Wisconsin. On or about September 27, 1999, Plaintiffs brought an action against Sumito-mo Corporation (“Sumitomo”),…
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