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Attorney-Client Communications Not Discoverable in Legal Malpractice Action​

The First Department ruled defendants were not entitled to attorney-client communications as discovery in an action alleging negligent representation in a probate and accounting proceeding:

 The court properly denied the motion to compel because there is no merit to defendants’ argument that the filing of this malpractice action placed the subject matter of the privileged communications “at issue.” The invasion of the privilege is not required to determine the validity of plaintiffs’ malpractice claim, and the application of the privilege does not deprive defendants of information vital to their defense…. Nor was there a partial, selective disclosure of privileged communications such that the privilege was waived ….  Corrieri v Schwartz & Fang, PC, 2013 NY Slip Op 03797, 1st Dept, 5-28-13

 

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