Egg Company Must Produce Materials In EPA Compliance Dispute With Law Firm

Mealey's (September 7, 2022, 8:49 AM EDT) -- COLUMBUS, Ohio — Documents sought by a defendant law firm from a nonparty law firm are relevant to a legal malpractice suit over certain Environmental Protection Agency obligations related to egg farming properties owned by the plaintiff, a former client of both firms, an Ohio federal magistrate judge ruled Sept. 2, mostly granting the defendant’s motion to compel production of subpoenaed materials and rejecting the plaintiff’s assertion of the attorney-client privilege....