Legal Opinion
Blue Lake Forest Products, Inc. v. United States
United States Court of Federal Claims
Decided March 29, 2007No. Nos. 01-570C, 01-627C, 04-501CPublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFFS’ REVISED MOTION TO COMPEL IN PART
WILLIAMS, Judge.
This matter comes before the Court on Plaintiffs’ revised motion to compel. In the motion, Plaintiffs contend that Defendant waived the attorney-client privilege and work-product immunity by placing privileged material at issue in this suit, by voluntarily filing privileged documents in other lawsuits, and by inadvertently disclosing privileged documents during discovery in this litigation.
The Court agrees that these privileges have been waived, finding an “at-issue” waiver and a subject-matter waiver based…
2Cases cited41 opinions
- Upjohn Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Coastal States Gas Corporation v. Department of EnergyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1980
- United States v. Paul A. BilzerianCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1991
- In re Sealed CaseCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1997
- In Re Sealed CaseCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1982
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3Cited by21 opinions
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- Scott Timber Co. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 2011
- Blue Lake Forest Products, Inc. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 2009
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