09/28/2006
Corporation Waived Attorney-Client Work Privilege and Work Product Doctrine by Voluntarily Releasing Information to Federal Agencies Investigating the Company
In Re Quest Communications International, Inc., 450 F. 3rd, 1179 (10th Cir. 2006)
Brief Summary
Notwithstanding a confidentiality agreement between the agencies and the company, the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals refused to adopt a selective waiver rule for privileged documents previously released to federal agencies investigating a company.
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