In Re Cooper

OPINION

BURGESS, Justice.

We consider whether the trial court abused its discretion in denying a motion for protection, which was sought to prevent disclosure of communications asserted to be protected by David Louis Cooper’s attorney-client privilege. The trial court found Cooper waived the privilege when he executed an assignment of his claims against his insurers. We conclude the trial court abused its discretion in finding Cooper waived his privilege and ordering Cooper’s attorneys to produce their file materials from his previous lawsuit, thereby requiring disclosure of privileged…