Legal Opinion
Rossi v. Blue Cross & Blue Shield
New York Court of Appeals
Decided June 6, 1989PublishedCited by 141 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Kaye, J.
An internal memorandum from a corporate staff attorney to a corporate officer communicating advice regarding a company form that was the subject of an imminent defamation action is protected from disclosure in that action by the attorney-client privilege (CPLR 4503 [a]).
As alleged in the complaint, in April 1984, plaintiff, a physician specializing in radiology, opened a facility for medical diagnostic testing through the use of a Diasonics NMR (nuclear magnetic resonance) Imaging Scanner. Over the next year and a half, plaintiff performed NMR scans on numerous…
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