Legal Opinion
McKesson HBOC, Inc. v. Superior Court
California Court of Appeal
Decided February 20, 2004No. A103055PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
KAY, P. J.
The issue raised in this writ proceeding is whether the target of a government investigation may share privileged documents with the government without waiving the attorney-client privilege or the protection afforded attorney work product. We conclude petitioner waived the attorney-client privilege and work product protection for documents shared with the government.
BACKGROUND
On April 28, 1999, petitioner McKesson HBOC, Inc., (McKesson) publicly disclosed that its auditors had discovered improperly recorded revenues at McKesson’s subsidiary, HBO & Company (HBOC). The…
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