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Total Writ Of Certiorari Cases: 1

Nationwide Mut. Ins. Fire Co. v. Hess

27 Fla. L. Weekly D1005 (Fla. 5th DCA May 10, 2002)

2002-05-10

WRIT OF CERTIORARI

In order to meet the burden of establishing that particular documents are protected under the work product privilege or attorney-client privilege, the specific documents should be included in a privilege log. Furthermore, courts should not request disclosure of privileged information without first conducting an in-camera inspection. In this case, a privileged log was not presented and the claimed privileged information pertained to an interrogatory question requesting all names and addresses of other PIP claimants who were advised that a healthcare provider must arbitrate directly with the plaintiff. The court did not find that the information requested was pertinent to the present case.

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