· 2/17/1989
Ex Parte Great Am. Surplus Lines Ins. Co.
Citations
- 540 So. 2d 1357
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- holding that the attorney-client privilege is almost absolute, being subject only to certain narrow exceptions
- recognizing that the attorney-client privilege may be waived by the client directly or constructively and that waiver may be accomplished by disclosing part of the communication
- holding that the partial disclosure of a privileged communication waives the attorney-client privilege
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Judges: Maddox
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