Legal Opinion

Bluebird Partners, L. P. v. First Fidelity Bank, N. A.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided May 13, 1999PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

—Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Beatrice Shainswit, J.), entered December 7, 1998, which denied defendants’ motions to vacate a Referee’s rulings on discovery, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

It is defendants’ contention that plaintiff, by consulting with the law firm of Kelley Drye and Warren, effectively waived its attorney-client privilege as to all legal advice obtained by it from other attorneys upon the same subject matter. This Court has, however, rejected plaintiffs claim that it had an attorney-client relationship with Kelley Drye and Warren (see, Bluebird Partners v…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Kalikow 78/79 Co. v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
  2. Erljur Associates v. WeissmanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
  3. Bluebird Partners v. First Fidelity BankAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
  4. Stout v. Christie, Manson & Woods International, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Bailey v. JoyNew York Supreme Court · 2006

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