Legal Opinion
Connelly v. Dun & Bradstreet, Inc.
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided January 29, 1982No. Civ. A. No. 79-2334-ZPublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION
ZOBEL, District Judge.
In this class action suit brought by a number of customers of one of the defendant’s former clients, defendant Dun & Bradstreet has filed a motion to compel the production of certain documents. Included among those documents are two sets of questionnaires sent by plaintiff’s counsel to prospective class members. Plaintiffs oppose this motion on the grounds that the questionnaires are protected under the attorney-client privilege and represent attorney work-product. Because both the attorney-client privilege and work-product doctrine protect the…
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