Seattle Northwest Securities Corp. v. SDG Holding Co.

Appellants challenge the trial court's order of contempt and entry of default judgment as sanctions for failure to comply with orders for discovery of documents and testimony which appellants claim are privileged. We agree that, on the record before us, appellants' claims of attorney-client privilege are valid. We therefore reverse the trial court's order of contempt and entry of default judgment and remand to the trial court for further proceedings in accordance with this opinion.

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Appellant SDG Holding Company, Inc. (SDG) is the successor in interest to SNW Enterprises, Inc., the former…