Ford pulls LR/Jag GLBT support due to American Family threat

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Originally Posted by Alex Stroup

Something I'm curious about (honestly, I have no idea how this works).

If you file a lawsuit, is the discovery process in which defendent would have to turn over records essentially automatic or does there have to be any kind of certification of merit by the court before it proceeds to that point?

The key is relevence to the claim, but a Company can claim that the information is privilaged in some fashion. Usually the claim is that it is a trade secret and would give competitors an unfair business advantage if disclosed - but sometimes courts don't buy that. The better claim is attorney-client privilage, in which the defendants claim the meeting was a discussion with counsel.