Privilege issues in the age of electronic discovery / by David J. Lender.
2011
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Author
Title
Privilege issues in the age of electronic discovery / by David J. Lender.
Published
Arlington, VA : Bna Books, [2011]
Copyright
©2011
Call Number
KF8902.E42 L46 2011
Edition
2011 edition.
ISBN
1570189463
9781570189463
9781570189463
Description
1 volume (various pagings) ; 28 cm.
System Control No.
(OCoLC)767703059
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages C-1).
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Table of Contents
I.
Introduction
1
II.
Basic Principles---What Is the Privilege?
2
A.
What Is the Attorney-Client Privilege?
2
1.
Attorney-Client Relationship
2
2.
For Purposes of Obtaining Legal Advice
3
3.
Confidentiality
3
4.
Waiver
3
B.
What Is the Work Product Doctrine?
3
C.
What Is the Joint Defense/Common Interest Privilege?
4
III.
The Reasonable Expectation of Privacy
6
A.
Impact of the Internet on Expectation of Privacy Analysis
6
1.
How E-mail Works
6
2.
How E-mail Can Be Intercepted
6
3.
How to Secure an E-mail Message
7
B.
Cases Upholding Privilege in E-mail Communications
7
C.
Cases Finding No Reasonable Expectation of Privacy and Waiver of Privilege in E-mail Communications
9
D.
Practical Guidelines
10
E.
Other Formats of Electronic Communication
10
IV.
Ethical Issues and the Expectation of Privacy
12
A.
The Ethical Duty of Confidentiality
12
B.
ABA Formal Opinion 99-413
12
C.
State Bar Association Ethics Opinions
13
1.
Attorney Must Take Special Precautions to Protect "Highly Sensitive" Communications
13
2.
Attorney Should Alert Client to the Potential Hazards of the Internet
14
3.
E-mails Must Be Encrypted Unless the Client Approves the Use of Non-Encrypted E-Mails
14
D.
A "Self Defense" Exception to the Attorney-Client Privilege?
14
V.
Waiver
16
A.
Express Waiver
16
B.
Selective Waiver
16
1.
In re Qwest Communications
17
2.
Financial Services Regulatory Relief Act of 2006
18
3.
Attorney-Client Privilege Protection Act
18
4.
Rule 502---No Selective Waiver Included
18
C.
Implied Waiver
19
1.
Federal Rule of Evidence 502
20
2.
Pre-Rule 502 Examples of Waiver Issues Unique to the Production of Electronic Documents
22
3.
Pre-Rule 502 Examples of the Problem of Inadvertent Waiver by Vendors and Other Non-Attorney Assistants
24
a.
Amersham Biosciences: The Issue of Vendor Error
24
b.
Viet Gragg v. IMG: The Issue of Error by Litigation Assistants
25
4.
Courts Applying Rule 502(b)
26
a.
Summary of Rule 502(b)
26
b.
Courts Finding Waiver Under Rule 502(b)
27
c.
Courts Finding No Waiver Under Rule 502(b)
28
d.
Use of Technology to Conduct Privilege Reviews
30
e.
Practical Guidelines
31
f.
Open Questions Under Rule 502(b)
31
5.
Waiver by Disclosure to Third Parties
32
VI.
Privilege Logs
33
A.
Courts Addressing Adequacy of Privilege Logs
33
B.
Logging Metadata
34
VII.
Practical Advice Regarding Privilege Review
36
VIII.
Application of the Crime-Fraud Exception in the Electronic Discovery Context
38
A.
Overview of the Crime-Fraud Exception
38
B.
Noteworthy Decisions Applying the Crime-Fraud Exception
38
1.
Rambus, Inc. v. Infineon Technologies AG
38
2.
In re Grand Jury Investigation
39
3.
Wachtel v. Guardian Life Insurance Co.
40
IX.
The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
42
A.
Rule 26(f)
42
1.
Clawback Agreements
43
2.
Quick Peek Agreements
43
B.
Rule 16(b)
43
C.
Rule 26(b)(5)(B)
44
D.
Privilege Protections and the Courts
44
X.
Experts
45
A.
The Use of Experts in E-Discovery
45
B.
Rule 26 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
46
C.
Waiver by Disclosure to Experts
46
1.
Pre-2010 Amendments
46
2.
Post-December 2010 Amendments
47
XI.
Litigation Hold Notices
48
XII.
Litigation Support Databases
49
A.
Overview of Litigation Support Systems
49
B.
The Application of the Work-Product Doctrine to Litigation Support Systems
50
1.
Systems That Merely Provide Data Management Capabilities Will Likely Be Classified as Ordinary or Fact Work Product
50
2.
Systems That Entangle Attorney's Mental Impressions With Factual Data May Receive Work-Product Protection
51
3.
An Attorney's Selection and Compilation of Documents May Be Afforded Work-Product Protection
52
C.
Waiver of Work-Product Protection by Disclosure to Experts
54
D.
Best Practices for Increasing the Likelihood of Protecting Your Work Product From Disclosure
54
Table of Worksheets
1
Bibliography & References
1
Glossary
1