· 4/12/2024
Isaac Soleimani and INE Soleimani LP v. Andre Hakkak
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- holding that a “party also does not demonstrate substantial need when it merely seeks corroborative evidence”
- reasoning that attorney notes reveal the attorney's legal conclusions because, when taking notes, attorneys focus on those facts they deem legally relevant
- reasoning that attorney notes reveal the attorney’s legal conclusions because, when taking notes, attorneys focus on those facts they deem legally relevant
- explaining “[a]ttorney notes reveal an attorney’s legal conclusions because, when taking notes, an attorney focuses on those facts which she deems legally significant.”
- applying state law to attorney-client privilege issues because the federal court sat in diversity jurisdiction
- distinguishing between “ordinary” and “opinion” work product, on the ground that the former involves only “raw factual information,” while the latter involves mental impressions, conclusions, opinions, or legal theories
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Judges: Will V.C.
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