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NEW YORK LAW APPLIES TO DISCOVERY IN THIS SUIT BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AGAINST EXXON ALLEGING FRAUD IN CONNECTION WITH EXXON’S KNOWLEDGE OF THE CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF GLOBAL WARMING, NO ACCOUNTANT PRIVILEGE IN NEW YORK.

The First Department determined New York law applies to discovery from PriceWaterhouseCoopers in New York’s suit against Exxon alleging fraud in connection with the company’s knowledge of the causes and effects of global warming. PriceWaterhouseCoopers argued Texas law applied. Texas has an accountant privilege, New York does not:

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In this proceeding arising from an underlying investigation by the NYAG [attorney general]into alleged fraud by respondent Exxon concerning its published climate change information, the motion court properly found that the New York law on privilege, rather than Texas law, applies, and that New York does not recognize an accountant-client privilege.

We reject Exxon’s argument that an interest-balancing analysis is required to decide which state’s choice of law should govern the evidentiary privilege. Our current case law requires that when we are deciding privilege issues, we apply the law of the place where the evidence will be introduced at trial, or the place where the discovery proceeding is located … . In light of our conclusion that New York law applies, we need not decide how this issue would be decided under Texas law. Matter of People of the State of New York v PriceWaterhouseCoopers, LLP, 2017 NY Slip Op 04071, 1st Dept 5-23-17

 

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