Federal Court Rejects Use of "Quick Peek" Agreements under Federal Rule of Evidence 502 | Practical Law

Federal Court Rejects Use of "Quick Peek" Agreements under Federal Rule of Evidence 502 | Practical Law

An Article on a federal district court decision that suggests that a party risks waiving the attorney-client privilege by failing to take reasonable steps to avoid producing privileged documents in litigation, even where the parties have already agreed that such a production would not result in a waiver of the privilege.

Federal Court Rejects Use of "Quick Peek" Agreements under Federal Rule of Evidence 502

by Practical Law Litigation, based on an original submission by Amy Longo and O'Melveny & Myers LLP
Law stated as of 11 Jan 2010USA (National/Federal)
An Article on a federal district court decision that suggests that a party risks waiving the attorney-client privilege by failing to take reasonable steps to avoid producing privileged documents in litigation, even where the parties have already agreed that such a production would not result in a waiver of the privilege.