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United States work productprivilegeconfidentiality

Hickman v Taylor

329 U.S. 495 (1947)
JurisdictionUnited States
CourtSupreme Court of the United States
Year1947
StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

Attorney work product is qualifiedly protected from discovery; opinion work product receives near-absolute protection.

Area of Law

procedure

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