ELR Citation: 41 ELR 20192
No(s). s. 10-4699, 11-1099 (3d Cir. May 25, 2011)

The Third Circuit reversed a lower court order granting an oil company's application to engage in discovery for use in an environmental class action before an Ecuadorian court under 28 U.S.C. §1782(a). The lower court ruled that the attorney-client privilege asserted by the Ecuadorian plaintif...