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Coregis Insurance v. Law Offices of Carole F. Kafrissen, P.C.

District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania

Decided February 11, 2002No. CIV.A.98-6769PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM

EDUARDO C. ROBRENO, District Judge.

The issue before the court is whether under Pennsylvania law the attorney-client privilege protects communications from the client to the lawyer only, or whether it extends also to communications from the lawyer to the client, even though disclosure of the communications from the lawyer to the client will not reveal the client’s communications to the lawyer.

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The instant case involves an action by an insured against her insurer for bad faith in the prosecution and denial of certain insurance benefits under a professional insurance liabilities…

2Cases cited33 opinions

  1. Griggs v. Provident Consumer Discount Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
  2. Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pa. v. CaseySupreme Court of the United States · 1992
  3. In Re Ford Motor CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1997
  4. Bogosian v. Gulf Oil Corp.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1984
  5. United States v. KennerleyDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1913

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Gillard v. AIG InsuranceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2011
  2. Nationwide Mutual Insurance v. FlemingSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2007
  3. Romero v. Allstate InsuranceDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2016
  4. In Re VenutoUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2006
  5. Harrisburg Authority v. Cit Capital USA, Inc.District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 2010

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