Federal Judge: State Court Should Decide If Presentation Is Privileged

(December 30, 2016, 3:18 PM EST) -- CHARLESTON, S.C. — A federal judge in South Carolina on Dec. 28 denied a woman’s motion to quash a subpoena seeking production of a Power Point presentation prepared by attorneys for potential class members of a construction defects lawsuit, finding that a state court judge presiding over a similar action should first decide if the presentation is protected by the work product doctrine (Jacqueline L. Craft, as Trustee of the Jacqueline L. Craft Trust, et al. v. South Carolina Plastering  LLC, et al., No. 15-cv-5080-PMD, D. S.C.; 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 178679)....