In Re: MacBook Keyboard Litigation

1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 SAN JOSE DIVISION 7 8 Case No. 18-cv-02813-EJD (VKD)

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IN RE MACBOOK KEYBOARD ORDER RE MARCH 4, 2020

10 LITIGATION DISCOVERY DISPUTE 11 Re: Dkt. No. 189 12

13 The parties ask the Court to resolve a dispute concerning Apple’s request to clawback 14 deposition testimony on the ground that the testimony inadvertently disclosed a privileged 15 communication. Dkt. No. 189. The Court conducted a hearing on March 10, 2020. Dkt. No. 195. 16 Following the hearing, and with the Court’s permission, Apple made a supplemental submission 17 of deposition testimony that it contends bears on this dispute. See Dkt. No. 197. 18 Having considered the parties’ submissions and counsel’s arguments at the hearing on this 19 matter, the Court concludes that some relief is warranted to address the possible inadvertent 20 disclosure of privileged information. 21 I. BACKGROUND 22 Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil…