Legal Opinion
Fewer v. GFI Group Inc.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 4, 2010PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*413Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Richard B. Lowe, III, J.), entered on or about May 26, 2010, which insofar as appealed from, denied defendants’ motion to compel production of a joint defense agreement, unanimously reversed, on the law, with costs, and the motion granted.
Plaintiff did not meet his burden of establishing that the joint defense agreement in question was protected from disclosure by the attorney-client privilege. The agreement is not a communication from an attorney to a client “made for the purpose of facilitating the rendition of legal advice or services, in the course…
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