· 6/16/1980
Griffith v. Bell-Whitley Community Action Agency
Citations
- 447 U.S. 928
- 100 S. Ct. 3025
- 65 L. Ed. 2d 1122
- 1980 U.S. LEXIS 2081
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- holding that law firm may disclose confidential communications to show lack of scienter in securities fraud under identical rule
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