· 10/17/2001
Richards v. Jain
Citations
- 168 F. Supp. 2d 1195
- 2001 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 20762
- 2001 WL 1262189
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- listing, among other relevant factors, the extent of the review, the significance of the privileged information, and the extent of potential prejudice
- applying six factors adopted from Meador and concluding that plaintiff’s attorneys should be disqualified for reviewing and failing to promptly return privileged documents of defendant wrongfully taken by plaintiff, who was former employee
- privileged emails deemed significant, and disclosure warranted disqualification, whether related directly to suit or not
- counsel’s reliance on privileged communications, based on reference to contents of letter, weighed in favor of disqualification
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Judges: Zilly
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