Law360, Houston (October 16, 2012, 9:54 PM ET) -- Exxon Mobil Corp. told a Texas appeals court Tuesday that documents its lawyers prepared to settle multibillion-dollar environmental lawsuits are protected by the attorney-client privilege and should not be subject to disclosure in a case it brought against a developer that allegedly agreed to indemnify it.
David M. Gunn, representing Exxon Mobil, argued that although the company was seeking to enforce a contractual indemnification provision against Trade Exploration Corp., Bryan Wagner and others, the group was not entitled to the settlement documents and the trial court’s...
Exxon Says Privilege Protects Docs In Enviro Indemnity Suit
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