Baird v. New York Central R. Co.

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• holding that the fire chief waived attorney-client privilege when two city council members were present at a meeting with the city attorney because the council members were not acting as clients of the city attorney
• noting that governmental assertion of the attorney-client privilege conflicts with “the strong public interest in open and honest government”
• concluding that allegedly privileged communications were not confidential
• concluding that allegedly privileged communications were not confidential
• “The elements of the attorney-client privilege are as follows: (1) Where legal advice of any kind is sought .... ”
• \Questions of privilege are to be determined by federal common law in federal question cases.\

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