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Court's ruling holds one shiny gift and one lump of coal for employers

Steptoe & Johnson LLP

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USA December 26 2009

A federal district court in Idaho has ruled in Alamar Ranch, LLC, v. County of Boise that an employee waived the attorney-client privilege by communicating with her lawyer over her employer's email system, where the employer had a clear policy of monitoring employee communications.

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