Meta Platforms, Inc. v. BrandTotal Ltd.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 FACEBOOK, INC., Case No. 20-cv-07182-JCS
Plaintiff,
ORDER REGARDING DISCOVERY
v. DISPUTE AND ADMINISTRATIVE
MOTION TO FILE UNDER SEAL
BRANDTOTAL LTD., et al., Re: Dkt. Nos. 101, 102 Defendants.
12 I. DISCOVERY DISPUTE The parties have filed a joint letter (dkt. 102) in which Facebook seeks an order “compelling BrandTotal to perform an exhaustive search for and produce the attorney-client communications the substance of which [BrandTotal CEO Alon] Leibovich disclosed in his January 14, 2021 deposition.” Facebook’s request is GRANTED IN PART, as discussed below. During his deposition, Mr. Leibovich disclosed that he had received legal advice regarding BrandTotal’s compliance with Facebook’s terms of service and that he relied on that advice, and gave at least some details about the content of that advice—for example, stating that BrandTotal’s Israeli law firm advised BrandTotal that it was in compliance with the terms of…