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Article: In copyright infringement case against German media conglomerate, Ninth Circuit rules that, in civil case in which party seeks outright disclosure of attorney-client communications under crime-fraud exception: .....(Case overview)
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- International Law Update
- Article date:
- March 1, 2007
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In copyright infringement case against German media conglomerate, Ninth Circuit rules that, in civil case in which party seeks outright disclosure of attorney-client communications under crime-fraud exception: (1) both parties have right to present evidence to district court, and (2) party seeking disclosure must prove by preponderance of evidence that exception applies; and (3) on facts of this case, Plaintiffs have not established crime-fraud exception
In the main litigation transferred to a California federal court, UMG Recording, Inc. and nineteen other media companies and individuals (Plaintiffs), sued Bertelsmann AG (Defendant), a German media conglomerate, ...