D.C. Circuit· 6/27/1989

In Re Sealed Case

Citations

877 F.2d 976
278 U.S. App. D.C. 188
1989 U.S. App. LEXIS 9198
1989 WL 68613

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suggesting that there might be “no waiver at all” of the attorney-client privilege where a party takes “all possible precautions” to prevent an inadvertent disclosure
noting that the scope of a waiver can be “limited” and warning of the “potential implications of [adopting] a broad definition of the subject matter”
stating “a waiver of the privilege in an attorney-client communication extends to all other communications relating to the same subject matter”
determination of extent of waiver of privilege depends heavily on factual context in which privilege is asserted and will be reviewed for abuse of discretion
“[Djisclosures may occur under circumstances of such extreme or gross negligence as to warrant deeming the act of disclosure to be intentional”
“a waiver of the privilege in an attorney-client communication extends ‘to all other communications relating to the same subject matter’ ”

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Judges: Edwards, Silberman, Buckley

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