· 3/17/2004
Marbulk Shipping, Inc. v. Martin-Marietta Materials, Inc.
Citations
- 223 F.R.D. 640
- 2004 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 19446
- 2004 WL 1948464
How courts have described this case
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- “pre-engagement documents” were not privileged where there was no evidence of an intention to retain the attorney “in a legal capacity at the time the communications were made”
- \Forfeiture of privilege is not conditioned on whether the privileged documents ultimately will prove [defendant's] defense.\
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Judges: Steele
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