New York Court Agrees: ‘Systemic Failure’ Waived Asbestos Memo’s Protections

(June 19, 2017, 2:16 PM EDT) -- NEW YORK — A company waived privilege over a redacted attorney-client memo providing advice involving the asbestos-cement pipe business due to its repeated disclosure concessions, but the company’s more strenuous efforts regarding an unredacted version keeps it privileged, a New York appeals court held June 15 (Richard Warren v. Amchem Products Inc., et al., No. 4297, 190281/2014, N.Y. Sup., App. Div., 1st Dept., 2017 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 4808)....

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