Emails Shared With Contractor Are Privileged, Magistrate Judge Rules

Mealey's (January 30, 2018, 1:35 PM EST) -- BOSTON — Emails shared with a contractor who discovered construction defects in a couple’s home are protected from disclosure by the work product doctrine, a federal magistrate judge in Massachusetts ruled Jan. 26, holding that the documents contained information about ongoing litigation and litigation strategy (Gregg Wade, et al. v. Touchdown Realty Group LLC, et al., No. 17-10400-PBS, D. Mass., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 13069)....