Civil Procedure – Discovery – FOIA – ‘Common Interest’ Agreement 
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Published: January 11, 2010
Tags: 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Civil Procedure, Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson III
In this FOIA action arising from an earlier patent suit brought by New Technology Patents Inc., a client of Hunton & Williams, against Research In Motion Ltd., manufacturer of BlackBerry devices, the 4th Circuit affirms the district court conclusion that privileged communications between DOJ and RIM after their November 2005 “common interest” agreement are protected ...
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