Some States Do Not Follow the Federal Work Product Rule Approach
By EsqSocial Corporation 07/01/21
Attorney-client privilege protection started in Roman times, evolved in the common law, developed organically in each jurisdiction, and differs somewhat from state to state. But ironically, there is a greater variation in federal courts' application of the single sentence work product doctrine articulated in Fed. R. Civ. P ยง 26(b)(3). Not surprisingly, the same level of variation exists in the vast majority of states that have essentially adopted verbatim the federal work product doctrine rule....
By: McGuireWoods LLP