(holding that the inadvertent production of protected documents did not result in a waiver; "'Pursuant to Federal Rule of Evidence 502(d), disclosure of Discovery Material subject to the attorney-client privilege or work-product doctrine or any other applicable privilege or immunity from disclosure without the express intent to waive such privilege, protection or immunity from disclosure shall not be deemed a waiver in whole or in part of the privilege, work-product or other applicable immunity, either as to the specific information disclosed or as to the same or related subject matter. If a Party promptly notifies the opposing Party or Parties in writing by hand delivery, overnight delivery, or e-mail (which e-mail must be considered delivered when sent) of the inadvertent disclosure of documents or other information which that Party believes in good faith to be subject to a claim of privilege, including but not limited to attorney-client privilege or attorney work product, Federal Rule of Evidence 502 and Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(b)(5)(B) must apply. Such notice must include a privilege log that complies with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(b)(5)(A).'"; "The Court agrees with Defendant that first sentence of Paragraph 17 stands for the proposition that the mere fact of disclosure 'without the express intent to waive such privilege' shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any privilege."; "The first sentence of Paragraph 17, however, does not address what happens when privileged materials are inadvertently disclosed. Instead, the second sentence of Paragraph 17 addresses this issue."; "Plaintiffs argue that Rule 502(b) provides the applicable standard for review for inadvertent disclosures. . . . Defendant, however, argues that the first sentence of the Stipulation and Protective Order provides the applicable standard. . . . Upon review, the Court notes that the express terms of the Stipulation and Protective Order state that Fed. R. Evid. 502 must apply if the notice requirements are met.")
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Jurisdiction |
State |
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2017-04-13 |
Federal |
FL |
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