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What’s the Deal With “Intangible” Work Product? Part I

The “work product” doctrine provides an entirely separate protection from the attorney-client privilege.

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Two Federal Court Decisions in Three Days Misapply the General Choice of Laws Rules in Diversity Cases: Part III

The last two Privilege Points have addressed some federal courts’ inexplicable application in diversity cases of their host states’ substantive privilege law rather than their host states’ choice of law rules.

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Two Federal Court Decisions in Three Days Misapply the General Choice of Laws Rules in Diversity Cases: Part II

Last week’s Privilege Point noted that some federal courts erroneously apply their host state’s substantive privilege law rather than properly applying their host state’s choice of law rules — which might result in another state’s privilege law applying.

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