In a federal case involving two platinum mining companies, a federal judge has clarified the standard for obtaining attorney-client privileged documents under the crime-fraud exception.

U.S. District Judge Michael Baylson of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania denied Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd.’s request to have multiple officers and shareholders of A-1 Specialized Services and Supplies turn over attorney-client communications.

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