Legal Opinion
United States v. Exxon Corp.
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided November 30, 1981No. Civ. A. No. 78-1035PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
FLANNERY, District Judge.
In its third supplemental response to plaintiff’s first set of interrogatories and request for production of documents, Exxon has asserted the attorney-client privilege with respect to 395 documents sought by the government in interrogatories 9-19 and document requests 1 and 2. In this motion to compel, plaintiff claims that these documents are not privileged because Exxon waived the attorney-client privilege by interposing the affirmative defense of good faith reliance on the government’s regulations and communications. In the alternative, the…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Hercules Inc. v. Exxon Corp.District Court, D. Delaware · 1977
- The Black Panther Party v. William French Smith, Attorney General of the United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1981
- Haymes v. SmithDistrict Court, W.D. New York · 1976
- Garfinkle v. Arcata National Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 1974
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