We found a match
Your institution may have access to this item. Find your institution then sign in to continue.
- Title
Fragile Contents: Dropping the Box Can Waive Privileges; Opening the Box Can Get You Sanctioned.
- Authors
Call, Keith A.
- Abstract
The article focuses on the decision of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia in the case Harleysville Ins. Co. v. Holding Funeral Home, Inc. on the innocent mistake of lawyer when using a file sharing site waived the attorney-client privilege and work-product protection. It mentions the case provides a warning to all attorneys who handle electronically stored information (ESI) and court sanctioned Funeral Home's counsel for mishandling the information.
- Subjects
HARLEYSVILLE Insurance Co.; ATTORNEY-client privilege -- Law &; legislation; WORK-product rule; ELECTRONIC evidence; LAWYERS; ACTIONS &; defenses (Law)
- Publication
Utah Bar Journal, 2017, Vol 30, Issue 4, p42
- ISSN
0091-9691
- Publication type
Article