Law360, New York (May 24, 2010, 11:04 AM ET) -- The U.S. Supreme Court has shot down a request by Textron Inc. to hear an appeal of a work product privilege case that attorneys said could have far-reaching consequences on their ability to candidly assess their clients' risk of being sued.
The high court's denial Monday of Textron's petition for a writ of certiorari leaves standing a controversial ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, which limited the work product privilege to protect only “documents that are prepared 'for use' in litigation,”...
Supreme Court Rejects Textron Work Product Case
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