Legal Opinion
S & I Investments v. Payless Flea Market, Inc.
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided May 27, 2009No. 4D08-3478PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWarner, J.
The question presented in this petition for certiorari is whether a client waives the attorney-client privilege when she is deposed by her former attorney in litigation between them, and the deposition is now sought by a third party. We hold that the client has waived the privilege.
Respondent Payless sued petitioners S & 1 1 and Richmond (a general partner of S & I) in Broward Circuit Court in 2007 seeking damages based on claims of fraud, negligent misrepresentation, abuse of process, and malicious prosecution. According to petitioners, this lawsuit stems from earlier litigation between the…
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