United States:
Communications Between Attorney And Expert Still Protected In Pennsylvania
30 April 2014
Fox Rothschild LLP
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I previously
reported that the Pa Supreme Court accepted allocator in the
Barrick v. Holy Redeemer Hospital case. The Pa Superior Court found
that communications between an attorney and an expert were
protected under the Work Product Doctrine. When the Supreme Court
accepted the case I feared that the Supreme Court would reverse the
Superior Court.
Yesterday the Supreme Court issued an order that as a result of the Court being
divided the Superior Court decision was affirmed. So for right now
those communications remain protected.
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