Seventh Circuit Reverses Sanction Requiring Production of Documents Listed on Privilege Log
American National Bank and Trust Co. of Chicago v. Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States, 406 F.3d 867 (7th Cir. 2005)
American National Bank and Trust Co. of Chicago, as Trustee f/b/o Emerald Investments LP, and Emerald Investments LP (“Emerald”) sued Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States (“Equitable”) in tort and contract, asserting that Equitable was trying to restrict Emerald’s sub-trading of annuities purchased from Equitable. Equitable tried to protect a number of documents by asserting attorney-client privilege. Emerald resisted by arguing that Equitable was withholding non-privileged material and repeatedly challenging defendant’s privilege log. Read More