U.S. District Court, N.D. Ill. · US (IL) · 2017 · Decided
Citation/Docket: 2017 WL 2834535 (N.D. Ill. June 30, 2017)
Posture: Discovery dispute over funding communications
Funder(s) involved: (Undisclosed commercial funder)
Comcast sought documents Viamedia shared with prospective litigation funders.
Work-product protection held not waived by disclosure to funders; funding discovery largely denied.
Courts in the N.D. Ill. line consistently protect funder communications made under confidentiality, replicate that structure in every deal.
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