SNC-Lavalin America, Inc. v. Alliant Techsystems, Inc., No. 7:2010cv00540 - Document 40 (W.D. Va. 2011)

Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by District Judge Glen E. Conrad on 10/06/2011. (ssm)

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CL SOFFI U. . ST. ERK' CE S DI COUA AT ROANOKE: VA FI LED I THE UNI N TED STATES DI STRI COURT CT FOR THE W ESTERN DI STRI OF VI NI CT RGI A RO AN OK E D I I ON V SI 0s1 2s 2 1 ' 21 J I ULA BY: h) C UW CL ERK SN C- V ALI A M ERI ,l C. LA N CA N , Pl i tf /Co e - e e nt a n if unt r D f nda , Ci i A c i n N o.7: OCV 005 v l to 1 40 M EM O M N DU M O PINIO N By: o Gl E. H n. en Conr ad Chi fUnie St t D i ti J e t d a es s rct udge ALLI T TECH SY STEM S, N C. AN l , D e e nt Coun e - a ntf . f nda / t r pl i if Thi ca e i pr e ty be or t c ton t pl ntf sm oton t c pelt pr s s s es n l f e he our he ai i f i o om he oduc i ton ofdo um e t t tha be n wihhe dby t defndan ont bassofat ne c intprvie c n s ha ve e t l he e t he i tor y- le i lge. Thec the d ahe rng o t moton o Oc obe 4, 1.Folowi t he rng,t de e nt our l a i n he i n t r 201 l ng he a i he f nda tndee c esoft doc e rd opi he ument t t c ur frL c mearviw.Fo t r s nsstf t s o he o t o q a r e e r he ea o e orh be ow , he c tw ilg antt m oton t c pe . l t our l r he i o om l Background S La i Amerc l (t 'fl t sdi riya tona ns Alint Nc- valn ia,nc.1SNC' ied hi vest ci gai t la ) Te hs se ,n .t c y tms l c (t ', se t gcamso b e c of o ta tu j s e c me ta d ATK' a s ri li f ra h c nr c, n u t mi h n, n ) n pr m is y e t ppe . The a ton s e sf om t de i a c t u t o ofane nir c a i a o s or s o l c i t m r he sgn nd ons r c i n w ti c d nd s f rca i c nrtonplnt(C SAC' a t Radfr Ar Ammunii Pln , ului cd once tai a C NAC/ ' the o d my ) ton a t a U nie St t s Ar y f iiy ope a e b A TK i Ra o d, igi a. S C a ATK en e e i o a t d a e m ac lt rtd y n df r V r ni N nd t r d nt w rte c r c pu s ntt w hi h SN C a e d t pr vi e ne rng, ocur m e ,a it n onta t r ua o c gr e o o de ngi e i pr e nt nd co tuc i s r i e . The s lc o t pa te 'di put i S C' de a f pa e f ns r ton e v c s otr e f he ri s s e s N S m nd or ym nt or a tona c t t tt c ddii l oss ha he ompa alge yi ureda ars tof()A' - r cedc nge i ny le dl nc r s e ul 1 I die t ha s n K t wor t bepef me a ( ATK' rf a t e e t d dlnef co ei t wok. he k o ror d; nd 2) S eus lo xtnd he ea i or mpltng he r SNC ha move t c s d o ompelt pr ton ofdocl e swihhe d by SNC On t bassof he oduc i l nt t l m he i at ne ci n prvie M os oft doc e t a is we epr pa edby W a hi on Gr up tor y- le t i lge. t he um n s t s ue r e r s ngt o ltr ain l d G1) a e i eigtr hie t sr ea ATK' tc nia c ns la to te n en to a (k ', n ngne rn im rd o ev s W ' S e h c l o utn n h NAC/ AC mo eniainp oe tlATK c ne d ta dth s d c me t, ih W GIce td S d r z to rj c. o tn s h t ij e e o u n s whc l r ae a t be s o ATK a ATK ' col s l we epr par d wih t pur e ofbeng s ntt ATK' t he he t f nd S m e , r e e t he pos i e o S at ne t adc e' pr sono lga ad c t ATK. 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' d. ) Asage rlnze,dcontde ilc nea l t j i nta ommuniai bewe nat ne a cintma bec us of l c tons t e tor y nd le de a e t trlto s i a dc nc r igtes b e t te o t atr e se o me taep iie e ha eain hp n o enn h u j c matr f he to n y' mply n r rv lg d fo d sl s r, ve f r h p r o eo a mi seigj sie' Co n at v. wad , 7 r m ico u e e n o t e u p s f d nitrn u tc . mmo we 1h Ed r s 3 0 ' S. 2 2 6 3 ( . 99 )(n en l i to a dq oainmak o te ) Ho v r lh E.d 9 , 01 Va 1 8 itr a ct in n u tto r s mi d . we e ,t e a t t prvie i a e e i t t ge r ld y t dic os i a o t cet i tga i oft i lge s n xc pton o he ne a ut o s l e, s n bsa l o nvesi ton he tuh a ds o l b srcl c n tu d' I .Ac o dngy ûth at r e -le t rvlg d e r t , n h ud e tity o sr e . d c r i l,t l e to n y cin p iie e o s ' l 1ATK hasdi ded t docum e satis i o f exhi t . Exhi tlncl vi he nt s ue nt our bis bi i udesW Gl s ' çs çugges e r pons ' t pot i changenotce t tSNC s i ed t A TK . 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M a 1 , 01 )( od n t a at u hg n rlc u e wa p iyt c rand c me t,h y 2 2 1 h li g h t l g e ea o ns l s rv o eti o u ns te ho ator y- le prvie di nota y s nc ( he pur e oft c m uni atonsw a nott t ne c i nt i l ge d ppl i e s t pos he om c i s he s iiai orpr sonoflga a vieona s iidl lis ' Rus v.SumieSe o olctton ovii e ld c ny pecfe ega suel; h s nir Li ng-I , 07- 1 2008Va Ci. vi nc.No. 1 322, . rLEXI 1 a *1 ( Ci.CtFe 1 2008) S 2, t 2 Va. r . b. 2, (mpha ii t tt prvie Edo nots el fo dico r co e szng ha he i lge t es hi d rm s vey mmuniai ge rt o c tons neaed r r c i by a a t ne a tng i s e ot r c pa iy, c m uni to i whi h a a t ne i e e ved n tor y c i n om he a c t or om ca i ns n c n tor y s gvigb ie sa v c rte t a lg l d ie'(ne n l iaina dq o ainmak o te ) i n usn s d ie ah r h n e a a v c ' itr a ctto n u tto r s mitd . ) The b de i on t pr pone o t prviege t o es a i h t t t a t ne c i n ur n s he o nt f he i l d t t bls ha he tor y- le t r l tons p e s e t t t c m uni a i u r c i r ton a e prvie d,a t t t e a i hi xit d, ha he om c tons nde ons de a i r i l ge nd ha he p ii g wa n t ie ' Ed r s 3 0S. 2 a 3 .$Inprcia tr ,h sb r e rq ie rvl e s o wav d. wa d , 7 E.d t 01 $ ) a tc l ems ti u d n e ur s e ' ( t pr he opone t e a n, lr nt o xpl i tlough # pa t s i s onsi ne es a y t m a nt i c x r e ubm s i f c s r o i a n onfde talt t n i iy, he . sgniia eormea ngofa ot r s cr i doc nt'Unie St esv.Unde Se l, 48F. i fc nc ni n hewie yptc ume . td at ( r a)7 2d ' 2Thes ei tuef com muni i be we a clentand at r pa y r ai by t cle . am s r or catons t en i hid rt et ned he int W hiet U nied St t Cour ofAppeal hashel t tt i aton oft ator y- i pri l l he t a es t s d ha he nvoc i he t ne clent viege may beappr i ei cas i vi communi i beween a clentand isagent s h oprat n es nvol ng catons t i t , uc com muni tonsm us be t adef t pur eoff lttng t r ton ofl s vi ' Se l r ca i t t m or he pos aciia i he endii egal er ces.' e n e GrndJ r Pr e di sUn rS a,9 F. ll 8 11 ( t Ci.1 ) a u v oc e ng de e l 47 2d 8 , 91 4h r 996 . 3 871 8 (t Ci.1 .St eddifrnty,hepa t wihhol ngt doc ntmus s cfc ly , 76 4h r 984) at fee l t ry t di he ume t pe iial a dfcual s p o tt cam o p iie ei y wa ofe ie c , t u tag me t' Ne be c r n a t l u p r is li f rvlg i y vd n e no j s r u n . u r e y b ' Bema Re EsaeI omeFund.I .v.Lol Br Tnlt 230F. D.3 41 ( M d. r n al tt nc nc a own s, R. 98, 0 D. 2005) . Appl ng t s prnci es a ha ng r viwe e c oft doc e s wihhe d fom yi he e i pl , nd vi e e d a h he um nt t l r pr duc i t coul c l st tATK ha f ie t de ons r t t t doc e sa epr ec e o ton, he ' onc ude ha t s a l d o m ta e hat he um nt r ot t d byt a t ney cle prvie Thedoc e swe epr r d by e pl e ofW G1and A TK, nd he tor - i nt i l ge. um nt r epa e m oye s a i l en co muni tonsfom ATK ' lga c e .W hieATK ha s it de al i c tng nc ud o m cai r S e l ouns l l s ubm te m is ndia i t te ch oft doc nt wasi e d t be s r d wih lga co el net rt doc nt ha a he ume s nt nde o ha e t e l uns , ihe he ume s t m s l s nor an ot r e de e pr s nt by ATK,esa ihes t t t doc nt we e he eve , y he vi nc e e ed t bls ha he ume s r d e r prm a iy i a l ga ca c t ' a oppos d t a û i s ca c t ' H e on,11 F. . . û pa ed i rl n e l pa iyr s pr ' e o s ne s pa iy.' ns bus 8 RD a 588. The c muni to C note iil a k f l ga a c opi ons orove sght' or t om cai ns t do xplcty s or e l dvie, ni , ri , ' o he wi e s t r s ugge tt tt pu pos oft doc e si t obt n orpr deûa opi o o l w , e l s ha he r e he um nt s o ai ovi s n ni n n a l ga s r i e ,or ...a s s a i s m e l ga c e .' Sc t& St i e l ,2011 U . D it LEX I e vc s s i t nce n o e l ont xt' ot r ngf low S. s . S 51 028,a *1 W hie t t bl ofco e si o oft e bi bi s i c t t tt e bi t 0. l he a e nt nt n ne he xhi t nder ndi a es ha he xhi t c a nsC ount r l i a ys s't a t doc e s co itngofs e hee spr r dbyW G I ont i t c e c a m nal i , he c ual um nt , nss i ' pr ads t epa e , we ege r t d m ont be or S C t l d t i t nta ton i D e m be of201 The s m e i tue r ne a e hs f e N i e he ns a c i n ce r 0. a sr wih al of t o he d um e s whi h w e e dr fe be w e n M ar h and Se e be oft tye r t l he t r oc nt , c r a td t e c pt m r ha a . Be a enet r hedoc e t t m s l snora o he e de pr f r dbyATK esa ihe t t c us ihe t um n s he eve ny t r vi nce ofe e t bls s ha t doc e sw e et a f t pur eof ac lt tngt r ndii ofl l e v c s 'I r Gr nd he um nt r ç de or he pos f iia i he e ton ega s r i e ,'n e a m J y Pr e ngs 9 F. a l 9l t c tc l s t tATK has f ied t m e tisbur n of ur oc edi , 47 2d t 1 , he our onc ude ha al o e t de de o ta i t tt a t r y- i ntprvieg i m t i st doc e sf om di c os e m nsr tng ha he t o ne cle i l e m m ze he um nt r s l ur . Fort r a o sa e t co twilg a SNC' m o i t co pel TheClr i die t d he e s ns t t d, he ur l r nt S ton o m . ek s rce t s nd ce tfe c esoft sm e o a um opi on a t ac om panyi o de t a lc o e rii d opi hi m r nd ni nd he c ng r r o 1 ouns lof e r c d. e or E ER:T i C dyo Oco e, 0 1 NT hs a f tbr2 1. j Chi fU nied St t D i ti tJ e t a es s r c udge

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