Legal Opinion
In Re Asia Global Crossing, Ltd.
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York
Decided March 21, 2005No. 18-23515PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM DECISION AND ORDER REGARDING WAIVER OF PRIVILEGES
STUART M. BERNSTEIN, Chief Judge.
E-mails are a widespread method of communication, and employees sometimes use the employer’s e-mail system to communicate with third parties about personal matters. The main question raised by the current motion is whether an employee’s use of the company e-mail system to communicate with his personal attorney destroys the attorney-client, work product or joint defense privileges in the e-mails where the employee and his former employer’s trustee have become adversaries.
Assuming a communication is…
2Cases cited38 opinions
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