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Litigation

Oct. 17, 2007

Attorney-Client Privilege Stymies Qualcomm Jurist and Lawyers

SAN DIEGO - The federal magistrate judge considering sanctioning Qualcomm's former counsel for their roles in concealing a massive cache of evidence in a closely watched patent-infringement case found herself stuck in the same tight spot that the lawyers are in because of attorney-client obligations: between a rock and a hard place.

By Robert Iafolla
Daily Journal Staff Writer

      SAN DIEGO - The federal magistrate judge considering sanctioning Qualcomm's former counsel for their roles in concealing a massive cache of evidence in a closely watched patent-infringement case found herself stuck in the same tight spot that the lawyers are in because of attorney-client obligations: between a rock and a hard place.
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