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He invoked the fifth amendment
by drwl 10y ago
He invoked the fifth amendment
- tyingq 10y agoWhich is interesting because you don't invoke the fifth in a civil case unless "the answer might tend to subject to criminal responsibility him who gives it" Doesn't imply guilt, but it shows that Uber recognizes the alleged conduct could be criminal versus just a tort.
- amluto 10y agoAlso, since when does the 5th amendment protect documents?
- MaxfordAndSons 10y agoI too am confused by the article's wording in explaining that he invoked the fifth "to avoid incrimination in turning over documents relevant to the case" - is it perhaps to make a technical distinction of "here, these are my documents" vs. "oops, I don't know what these documents in my bedroom are or how they got here"?
- tyingq 10y agoThere's a techcrunch article with better detail. "Uber’s lawyers claim that the company doesn’t have the documents Levandowski allegedly stole from Waymo and therefore won’t be handing them over tomorrow as part of a scheduled document production." So more like "I don't have those documents, and I can't say more." https://techcrunch.com/2017/03/30/ubers-anthony-levandowski-invokes-fifth-amendment-rights-in-waymo-suit/ https://techcrunch.com/2017/03/30/ubers-anthony-levandowski-...
- inlined 10y agoThe article seems to suggest that uber is complying with discovery by saying they have 0 documents and his lawyers are saying that revealing any documents he had would be testimony against himself.
- superioritycplx 10y ago>Uber recognizes the alleged conduct could be criminal versus just a tort ...or that his lawyer is competent.
- tyingq 10y agoI'm not convinced citing the 5th is always a great idea in a civil case[1]. Of course, he may be more worried about the future, outside this case. [1]https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/wp/2015/08/28/what-happens-if-you-take-the-fifth-in-a-civil-case/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/wp/201...
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