3M Co. v. Engle

Opinion of the Court by

Justice SCHRODER.

Defendants/Appellants appeal from an order of the Court of Appeals issuing a writ of prohibition to prevent the deposition of the Plaintiffs’/Appellees’ attorney in the underlying civil suit. We conclude that the Court of Appeals erred in issuing the writ. The trial court did not act erroneously, and the Plaintiffs have waived attoi'ney-client privilege with respect to the matters about which the attorney is to be deposed. Therefore, we reverse and vacate the Court of Appeals’ issuance of the writ.

I. BACKGROUND

Plaintiffs/Appellees (collectively “the…