In re Vitamin Antitrust Litigation
United States District Court for the District of Columbia
2002 WL 35021999 (2002)
- Written by Sean Carroll, JD
Facts
During discovery in antitrust litigation, the claimants (plaintiffs) requested several written communications from foreign corporations (defendants). The claimants acknowledged that the communications initially may have been protected by the work-product doctrine but argued that the foreign corporations waived that privilege when they submitted the communications to various foreign governments. The foreign corporations argued that their submissions to those foreign governments were compelled, thus preserving the privilege. Specifically, the foreign corporations claimed that submitting the documents helped their cause for leniency before the foreign governments and that if they had not disclosed the documents, it would have resulted in another demand for information and ultimately sanctions for failure to comply.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning ()
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