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2010 SESSION
SB 384 Attorney-client privilege and work product protection; limitations on waivers.
Introduced by: Mark D. Obenshain | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Attorney-client privilege; work product protection; limitations on waivers. Provides that when the disclosure of a communication or information covered by attorney-client privilege or work product protection made in a proceeding or to any public body operates as a waiver of the privilege or protection, such waiver only extends to undisclosed communications or information if (i) the waiver was intentional, and (ii) the disclosed and undisclosed communications or information concern the same subject matter and ought in fairness be considered together. Inadvertent disclosures do not operate as a waiver if reasonable steps were taken to prevent disclosure and to rectify the error. The bill also provides that an agreement between parties as to the effect of a disclosure is only binding upon the parties to the agreement unless it has been incorporated into a court order. The bill does not limit any otherwise applicable waiver of attorney-client privilege or work product protection by an inmate who files an action challenging his conviction or sentence. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Boyd-Graves Conference.
FULL TEXT
- 01/12/10 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10100501D pdf
- 03/12/10 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB384ER) pdf
- 04/10/10 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0350) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/12/10 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10100501D
- 01/12/10 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/14/10 Senate: Assigned Courts sub: Civil
- 01/25/10 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (13-Y 0-N)
- 01/26/10 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/27/10 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/28/10 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/10 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/08/10 House: Read first time
- 02/08/10 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/16/10 House: Assigned Courts sub: #2 Civil
- 02/24/10 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (11-Y 0-N)
- 02/26/10 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (19-Y 0-N)
- 03/02/10 House: Read second time
- 03/03/10 House: Read third time
- 03/03/10 House: Committee amendment agreed to
- 03/03/10 House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 03/03/10 House: Passed House with amendment BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 03/03/10 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
- 03/05/10 Senate: House amendment agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/12/10 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/12/10 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB384ER)
- 03/12/10 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/13/10 Senate: Signed by President
- 04/10/10 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 350 (effective 7/1/10)
- 04/10/10 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0350)