Ford Motor Co. v. Hall-Edwards
Ford Motor Co. v. Hall-Edwards
| Case Date: | 12/03/2008 |
| Citation: | Ford Motor Co. v. Hall-Edwards, 997 So. 2d 1148 (Fla. 3d DCA 2008) |
| Court Type: | District Court of Appeal |
| Court: | Fla. 3d DCA |
| Judge: | Judge: Juan Ramirez Jr. |
| Rule(s): | Rule 26 |
| Issues: | Whether discovery order granting access to all of Ford’s case management databases was proper. |
| Resolution: | The Court quashed the trial court’s orders. Ford’s case management database was protected by both the work product privilege and the attorney-client privilege, as they were communications between attorneys about pending litigation and contained the mental impressions of counsel. |
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| E-Discovery Issues: | Discovery Order |
| E-discovery Tags: | Attorney-Client, Communication/Cooperation, Data Retention, Privilege, Work Product |
| E-discovery subjects: | Database |