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Emails With An Environmental Consultant Are Not Protected by the Attorney-Client Privilege, But May Be Protected Under the Work-Product Doctrine Rules a Federal District Court in Indiana

By Ann Zwick on May 23, 2017

Posted in General Environmental

A federal district court in Indiana recently ruled on whether email communications with environmental contractors hired by an attorney are protected from discovery. In Valley Forge Ins. Co. v. Hartford Iron & Metal, Inc., No. 1:14-cv-00006-RLM-SLC, 2017 WL 1361308 (N.D. Ind. April 14, 2017), the Court held that the communications were not protected by…