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M.D. Fla.·
2025-09-19
The court held that defendants must first seek disclosure of state grand jury materials from the state court that supervised the grand jury, due to principles of federalism and comity.
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M.D. Fla.·
2024-11-12
The court held that documents created before the date of anticipated litigation are discoverable, and that an amended privilege log is required for documents created after that date. The court also ordered production of information regarding specific third-party service providers
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M.D. Fla.·
2024-08-27
The court held that an insurer's relevance objections to discovery in a bad faith action were overruled regarding temporal scope and other claims, and that work-product privilege did not shield irrelevant materials. The court also partially granted a motion to compel interrogator
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101 F.4th 1287·
11th Cir.·
2024-05-14
The Eleventh Circuit held that the district court erred by applying a "sole purpose" test to determine if documents qualified as patient safety work product under the Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act, and granted a writ of mandamus.
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M.D. Fla.·
2024-02-23
The court held that most communications were protected by attorney-client privilege or work-product doctrine, and the crime-fraud exception did not apply, but a retainer agreement was not privileged.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-11-08
The court held that Florida's spousal communications privilege applies in this diversity action and does not contain an exception for separated spouses, thus the subpoenas must be quashed.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-10-20
The court held that communications are not privileged simply because a lawyer is copied; the primary purpose must be to seek or provide legal advice. Certain documents were ordered produced, while others were found to be privileged.
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-12-16
The court held that the FDOC must produce unredacted personnel records and communications, and granted attorney's fees, but required parties to confer on the exact amount due to insufficient documentation.
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-09-30
Plaintiffs Craig and Yvonne Davis sued Little Giant Ladder Systems, LLC (formerly Wing Enterprises, Inc.) for injuries from a defective Velocity Model 22 ladder that failed when Craig Davis used it to hang Christmas lights in December 2018, seeking damages under theories of negli
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S.D. Fla.·
2021-02-25
The court held that tax returns are discoverable if relevant to damages, and insurance claims and policies are discoverable if relevant to claims and defenses, but communications with an accountant beyond tax returns and initial insurance communications are not discoverable.
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M.D. Fla.·
2020-12-11
The court held that a defendant's motion to compel a plaintiff's psychiatrist's records should be denied when the plaintiff's mental condition is not in controversy, the records' relevance is questionable, and the objection to the subpoena, though untimely, was a minor procedural
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S.D. Fla.·
2020-11-17
The court held that a party waives the psychotherapist-patient privilege by placing their mental condition at issue in litigation, and that medical records related to an involuntary commitment are discoverable when relevant to the claims and defenses, subject to limitations on sc
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S.D. Fla.·
2020-10-05
A plaintiff waives the psychotherapist-patient privilege by placing their mental health at issue in a non-garden variety claim, but discovery must still meet relevance and proportionality requirements.
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M.D. Fla.·
2020-09-24
The court held that the attorney-client privilege does not protect communications within a tripartite relationship when the insured has assigned its rights to a third party, but the work-product doctrine protects an insurer's claim file from discovery in an equitable subjugation
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M.D. Fla.·
2020-09-04
The court granted the defendant's motion to limit the plaintiff's expert testimony, excluding all five challenged opinions.
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M.D. Fla.·
2020-03-04
The court held that the defendant did not impliedly waive attorney-client privilege or work-product protection through its affirmative defenses, a non-privileged email disclosure, or statements in a summary judgment motion.
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184 F.R.D. 417·
M.D. Fla.·
2005-06-03
In a first-party bad faith insurance action, Florida law, as clarified by Ruiz, mandates the production of claim and litigation files, including materials protected by work product doctrine and attorney-client privilege, subject to specific limitations for documents created after
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728 F. Supp. 368·
M.D. Fla.·
1993-06-10
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995 F.2d 106·
7th Cir.·
1993-05-26
A state statute creating a privilege for unemployment compensation hearing transcripts does not prevent a federal agency from obtaining such transcripts via subpoena when federal law governs.
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125 F.R.D. 432·
M.D. Fla.·
1993-03-30
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982 F.2d 1255·
8th Cir.·
1993-01-12
The court affirmed the district court's interpretation of Arkansas Rule of Evidence 503, but only as it affected the issue on appeal, and concurred in the imposition of sanctions on other grounds.
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979 F.2d 939·
2d Cir.·
1992-11-19
The court held that while the attorney-client privilege and work product doctrine protect certain communications and mental impressions, they do not shield underlying factual information from grand jury inquiry, and thus employees can be compelled to testify about factual matters
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974 F.2d 1135·
9th Cir.·
1992-09-08
The court affirmed the conviction, holding that the marital communications privilege does not apply to threats against a spouse or child, and that any instructional errors were harmless.
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957 F.2d 476·
7th Cir.·
1992-03-11
The court held that while the admission of certain privileged statements was error, it was harmless in light of overwhelming evidence, and affirmed the conviction.
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954 F.2d 1408·
7th Cir.·
1992-01-28
The court held that the plaintiff failed to preserve his argument on appeal regarding the district court's evidentiary ruling on the reporter's privilege because he did not make a specific objection at trial.
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118 F.R.D. 597·
S.D. Fla.·
1991-08-08
The court granted class certification, finding that the requirements of Rule 23(a) and Rule 23(b)(3) were met, despite arguments regarding individual reliance and the class period.
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848 F.2d 917·
8th Cir.·
1988-06-09
The court held that the district court did not abuse its discretion in denying the motion for a continuance, and that federal courts do not recognize the physician-patient privilege in federal criminal proceedings.
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842 F.2d 244·
10th Cir.·
1988-03-23
The court held that a minor witness cannot assert a parent-child or family testimonial privilege to refuse to testify before a grand jury, even when citing religious beliefs, as such privileges are not recognized and are outweighed by the government's compelling interest in inves
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580 F.2d 229·
6th Cir.·
1978-08-01
The court held that the trial judge's questioning of defense counsel during opening statements, which forced counsel to choose between revealing privileged client information or appearing evasive, constituted prejudicial error.