· 3/16/1940
Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co. v. Carter
Citations
- 110 F.2d 355
- 1940 U.S. App. LEXIS 4544
How courts have described this case
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- holding that debt collec- tors do not have to “vouch for the validity of the underlying debt”
- holding that billing records which identified specific statutes being researched were privileged
- noting that verification does not require a debt collector to “vouch for the validity of the underlying debt”
- explaining that billing records can be privileged if they reveal something about the advice sought or given
- explaining that billing records can be privileged if they reveal something about the advice sought or given
- holding billing records constituted attorney-client and work-product privileged communications because they revealed legal research, including the identity of the federal statutes researched, which would divulge confidential information regarding legal advice
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Judges: Foster, Holmes, McCord
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