MUELLER INDUSTRIES, INC. v. Berkman
Appellate Court of Illinois
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Schostok
Peter Berkman, the former president of B&K Industries, Inc., was sued by B&K and its parent company, Mueller Industries, Inc. (collectively, Mueller), for breach of contract and breach of fiduciary duty relating to the formation of a competing company and to bribes and kickbacks that Berkman allegedly received from one of Mueller’s primary suppliers. In response to Mueller’s discovery requests for the production of documents, Berkman refused to produce various documents, asserting a privilege based on the fifth amendment and the attorney-client privilege. The trial court rejected Berkman’s…
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