Madden v. Creative Services, Inc.

JON 0. NEWMAN, Chief Judge:

This appeal and cross-appeal primarily concern the issue of whether New York state law recognizes a tort cause of action for breach of the attorney-client privilege when an intruder makes an unauthorized inspection of a client’s documents in a lawyer’s office. The issue arises on an appeal by George Madden and his wife Rosanne Cohen (“the Maddens”) from a judgment of the District Court for the Western District of New York (Michael A. Telesca, Chief Judge) dismissing their claims against Creative Services, Inc., National Amusements, Inc., and individuals associated…