322 U.S. 694 (1944) Cited 604 times 3 Legal Analyses
Holding that Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination “is a purely personal one” that “cannot be utilized by or on behalf of any organization, such as a corporation”
151 F. Supp. 2d 371 (S.D.N.Y. 2001) Cited 264 times
Holding that tortious interference of contract claim was preempted by SLUSA because plaintiffs alleged elsewhere that defendants engaged in a fraudulent scheme and proof of the scheme was necessary to proving tortious interference with contract
Stating that we review de novo the district court's rulings on the scope of the attorney-client privilege because they involve "mixed questions of law and fact" and that the burden of persuasion is on the party seeking to establish that the privilege applies