Loose Lips Sink Ships: Two Recent District Court Decisions Highlight Some Limits Of The Common Interest Doctrine Both During And In The Settlement Of Patent Litigation
The U.S. Federal Rules of Civil Procedure allow parties to obtain discovery regarding any matter that is relevant to a party’s claim or defense. One important caveat to this general principle is that attorney-client communications and work product are privileged and protected from discovery. Generally speaking, when a party divulges privileged information to a third…