A Question of Privilege: Court Wrestles With Attorney-Client and Work Product Issues in Data Breach Case

In a significant ruling addressing the scope of the attorney-client privilege and work product doctrine in a data breach case, a Federal judge in Oregon ordered Premera Blue Cross, the Washington-based healthcare services provider, to produce a broad swath of post-breach remediation documents that were initially withheld based on privilege and work product assertions.

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