United States Sixth Circuit

Because any communications made in furtherance of settlement are privileged and protected from third-party discovery, there was no abuse of discretion in the district court's denial of a motion to vacate or modify a confidentiality order.

Appellate Information

• Argued 03/28/2003
• Decided 06/16/2003
• Published 06/16/2003

Judges

• Before BOGGS, SUHRHEINRICH, and SILER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• William W. Maywhort (argued and briefed), Holland & Hart, Greenwood Village, CO, David L. Black (briefed), Joseph W. Halpern (briefed), Holland & Hart, Denver, CO, for Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• G. Jack Donson (argued and briefed), John B. Nalbandian (briefed), Taft, Stettinius & Hollister, Cincinnati, OH, James K. Archibald (briefed), Jeffrey A. Dunn, Venable, Baetjer, Howard & Civiletti, Washington, DC, Deborah A. Neibauer, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. Law Department, Akron, OH, Kenneth C. Bass, III (briefed), Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox, P.L.L.C., Washington, DC, for Appellee.