Privilege and Work Product Doctrine: Asserting and Opposing Claims (WA)

Summary

This practice note discusses privileges and work product protection as a ground for objecting to discovery requests in a civil action in Washington superior court. It provides an overview of the available privileges, with an emphasis on the attorney-client privilege, as well as the work product protection doctrine. It also covers the procedures for resisting or obtaining production of protected work product and procedures for asserting attorney-client privilege or work product protection with respect to materials that have previously been produced. The note also addresses waiver of attorney-client privilege or work product protection.