New Jersey Court Finds Waiver of Privilege in ‘Loving’ Way

New Jersey Court Finds Waiver of Privilege in ‘Loving’ Way

Apr 14, 2009
Document Custodians, eLessons, Employees, Outside Counsel, Owners/Executives, Stengart Watch, Upper Management

From the second we stepped foot in law school we learned that the attorney-client privilege was sacrosanct. While by no means absolute, we knew it was pretty hard to gain access to the communications between an attorney and client. Waiver just became a little more likely in New Jersey. A state trial court decision underscores the reality that email communication is too often treated informally and we as attorneys can no longer assume a client’s “personal” email account is truly personal. For while the account itself may be, the means by which the message was sent, may not.

Recently, a New Jersey trial court had occasion to

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determine whether an employee’s use of her employer’s computer and server to communicate with her lawyer waived the attorney-client privilege. In Stengart v. Loving Care Agency, Inc., docket no. BER-L-858-08, the court held that it did; and the ruling highlights for employers the importance of having a detailed employee handbook and technology system protocol in place; and for lawyers the importance of making sure that communications from clients come by way of truly personal means.

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