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Clark Memorandum: Spring/Summer 1998, J. Reuben Clark Law Society, J. Reuben Clark Law School Apr 1998

Clark Memorandum: Spring/Summer 1998, J. Reuben Clark Law Society, J. Reuben Clark Law School

The Clark Memorandum


The Attorney-Client Privilege And The Work-Product Doctrine In Michigan, D. A. Celphane, Barbara Mcquade, Leonard Niehoff, Daniel P. Malone Jan 1998

The Attorney-Client Privilege And The Work-Product Doctrine In Michigan, D. A. Celphane, Barbara Mcquade, Leonard Niehoff, Daniel P. Malone

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In Upjohn Co v. United States, the United States Supreme Court acknowledged that the attorney-client privilege - the "oldest of the privileges for confidential communications known to the common law" - has the crucial purpose of "encourag[ing] full and frank communication between attorneys and their clients and thereby promote[s] broader public interests in the observance of law and administration of justice." Similarly, in Hickman v Taylor, the Court stressed the importance of the work-product doctrine, noting that "[n]ot even the most liberal of discovery theories can justify unwarranted inquiries into the files and the mental impressions of an attorney." …


Notre Dame Lawyer - Fall/Winter 1998, Notre Dame Law School Jan 1998

Notre Dame Lawyer - Fall/Winter 1998, Notre Dame Law School

Notre Dame Lawyer