Fifth Circuit· 12/15/1999

Tsai-Son Nguyen v. Excel Corp.

Citations

197 F.3d 200
45 Fed. R. Serv. 3d 1298
1999 U.S. App. LEXIS 32457
1999 WL 1076530

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holding that disclosure of significantU cnointefidd eSntatitaels cvo. mWmouondaiclaltions waives the privilege as to the entire th subject matter
holding that defendant “waived the attorney-client privilege by its failure to assert the privilege” when plaintiff asked questions designed to elicit privileged information
holding, in the analogous attorney-client privilege context, that a client “implicitly waives the attorney-client privilege by testifying about portions of the attorney-client communication”
recognizing “a client’s inability to, at once, employ the privilege as both a sword and a shield.”
deciding—regardless of whether it applied Shelton or not—the district court did not abuse its discretion by allowing the plaintiffs to depose defense counsel
deciding—regardless of whether it applied Shelton or not—the district court did not abuse its discretion by allowing the plaintiffs to depose defense counsel

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Judges: Politz, Jolly, Duhé

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