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UPJOHN CO. v. UNITED STATES

No. 79-886.

449 U.S. 383 (1981)

UPJOHN CO. ET AL. v. UNITED STATES ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided January 13, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel M. Gribbon argued the cause and filed briefs for petitioners.

Deputy Solicitor General Wallace argued the cause for respondents. With him on the brief were Solicitor General McCree, Assistant Attorney General Ferguson, Stuart A. Smith, and Robert E. Lindsay.*

William W. Becker filed a brief for the New England Legal Foundation as amicus curiae.

JUSTICE REHNQUIST delivered the opinion of the Court.

We granted certiorari in this case to address important questions concerning the scope of the attorney-client privilege in the corporate context and the applicability of the work-product doctrine in proceedings to enforce tax summonses. 445 U.S. 925. With respect to the privilege question the parties and various amici have described our task as one of choosing between...

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