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Court Rejects Defendant’s Privilege Claims and Orders Production of Emails Between Non-Attorney Employees
In Cicon v. State Farm Mutual Auto Ins. Co., Case No. 14-2187 (M.D. Pa. Aug. 21, 2015), Plaintiff sued Defendant insurance company regarding coverage of Plaintiff’s injuries in an automobile accident. The Middle District of Pennsylvania considered Plaintiff’s challenges to particular entries on Defendant’s privilege log. Defendant asserted the attorney/client privilege and
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Does NY Privilege Law Allow for Accountant/Client Confidentiality?
In Executive Management Services, Inc. et. al. v. Fifth Third Bank, Case No. 13-00582 (S.D. Ind., August 12, 2015), Defendant filed a Motion to Compel documents requested from third parties – Plaintiffs’ accountant and attorneys. The accounting firm and the law firm both claimed the documents and data were protected
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Court Finds 2,300 Page Privilege Log Unreasonable
In United States v. State & La. Dep’t of Health & Hospitals, Case No. 11-470 (July 31, 2015), Defendant provided Plaintiff with a nearly 3,000 page privilege log, prompting Plaintiff to file a Motion to Compel based upon the inadequate descriptions of the items contained therein. In response, Defendant submitted