Legal Opinion
Menasha Corp. v. United States Department of Justice
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 20, 2013No. 12-1720PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
This appeal requires us to decide whether the attorney work product privilege protects from pretrial discovery work product exchanged between Justice Department lawyers who are assigned to provide legal assistance to federal agencies that have conflicting interests.
The core of attorney work product consists of “the mental impressions, conclusions, opinions, or legal theories of a party’s attorney or other representative concerning the litigation.” Fed.R.Civ.P. 26(b)(3)(A)(ii). The opposing party “shouldn’t be allowed to take a free ride on the other party’s research, or…
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