Legal Opinion
Deutsch v. Cogan
Court of Chancery of Delaware
Decided February 26, 1990No. Civ. A. 8808PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARTNETT, Vice Chancellor.
Plaintiffs, in this stockholder class action, seek to compel the production of documents which have been withheld by the corporate defendants who claim that the documents are subject to the lawyer-client privilege. Plaintiffs also seek an order precluding defendants from asserting the lawyer-client privilege with respect to any communications to defendants from the law firm of Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Field (“Akin Gump”) or Gary A. Schon-wald, an attorney, relating to the transaction at issue in this case.
I find that the plaintiffs have established good cause why…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Garner v. WolfinbargerCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
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