Cobell v. Norton

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• explaining that the exception applies where the “intention of the communication is to aid the beneficiaries”
• explaining the history, evolution, and current application of the fiduciary exception
• “[W]here the ‘fiduciary exception’ is at issue, the proponent of the privilege retains the burden to demonstrate the applicability of the privilege.”
• “[W]here the ‘fiduciary exception’ is at issue, the proponent of the privilege retains the burden to demonstrate the applicability of the privilege.”
• “The Court ... recognize[s] the existence of an attorney-client privilege where a trustee seeks legal advice solely in his own personal interest or where the discovery material has been shown to relate exclusively to non-fiduciary matters.”
• “The Court ... recognize[s] the existence of an attorney- client privilege where a trustee seeks legal advice solely in his own personal interest or where the discovery material has been shown to relate exclusively to non-fiduciary matters.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

7 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Jicarilla Apache Nation v. United States
  Federal Claims· 2009-07-21· cited 24×
• In re United States
  Federal Circuit· 2009-12-30· cited 20×
• Cobell v. Norton
  District of Columbia· 2005-02-08· cited 18×
• Cobell v. Norton
  District of Columbia· 2005-06-17· cited 5×
• Jicarilla Apache Nation v. United States
  Federal Claims· 2010-02-01· cited 5×
• Osage Nation v. United States
  Federal Claims· 2005-07-08· cited 4×
• Kuwait Ports Authority v. Crowell & Moring LLP
  District of Columbia· 2025-12-17

Cites

26 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Varity Corp. v. Howe
  Supreme Court· 1996-03-19· cited 1,806×
• Senate of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico on Behalf of Judiciary Committee v. United States Department of Justice
  D.C. Circuit· 1987-06-23· cited 539×
• LOCKHEED CORP. Et Al. v. SPINK
  Supreme Court· 1996-06-10· cited 525×
• In Re Sealed Case
  D.C. Circuit· 1982-04-23· cited 426×
• Kenneth E. Wildbur, Sr. v. Arco Chemical Co.
  Fifth Circuit· 1992-12-07· cited 300×
• Garner v. Wolfinbarger
  Fifth Circuit· 1970-08-31· cited 278×
• Donovan v. Bierwirth
  Second Circuit· 1982-05-10· cited 235×
• In Re: Sealed Case
  D.C. Circuit· 1998-06-19· cited 169×
• Freund v. Marshall & Ilsley Bank
  W.D. Wisconsin· 1979-09-24· cited 141×
• Federal Trade Commission v. Trw, Inc. And Its Unincorporated Division, Trw Credit Data
  D.C. Circuit· 1980-06-03· cited 125×
• Linde Thomson Langworthy Kohn & Van Dyke, P.C. v. Resolution Trust Corporation
  D.C. Circuit· 1993-10-05· cited 112×
• United States v. Mett
  Ninth Circuit· 1999-06-01· cited 103×
• Haberern v. Kaupp Vascular Surgeons Ltd. Defined Benefit Pension Plan
  Third Circuit· 1994-06-20· cited 96×
• Riggs National Bank of Washington, D. C. v. Zimmer
  Court of Chancery of Delaware· 1976-04-09· cited 95×
• In Re Sealed Case
  D.C. Circuit· 1997-03-04· cited 71×
• Washington-Baltimore Newspaper Guild, Local 35 v. Washington Star Co.
  District of Columbia· 1982-07-16· cited 69×
• Martin v. Valley National Bank
  S.D. New York· 1991-12-23· cited 69×
• In Re Sealed Case
  D.C. Circuit· 1994-07-22· cited 39×
• Belade v. ITT Corp.
  Second Circuit· 1990-07-25· cited 31×
• Everett v. USAir Group, Inc.
  District of Columbia· 1995-12-29· cited 23×