Privilege Was Not Waived by Disclosure to Litigation Funders, Court Rules

Privilege Was Not Waived by Disclosure to Litigation Funders, Court Rules

In Haptic, Inc. v. Apple, Inc., California District Judge Jacqueline S. Corley denied Apple’s motion to compel discovery into all documents and communications between Haptic and any litigation funders, finding that “Haptic’s logged documents are protected from production by the work-product privilege. And, the privilege was not waived by disclosure as the Funder and potential funders are not Haptic’s adversaries, and Haptic’s disclosure has not …