FRONT, INC. v. KHALIL

No. 19.

24 N.Y.3d 713 (2015)

FRONT, INC., Plaintiff, v. PHILIP KHALIL et al., Defendants. PHILIP KHALIL, Third-Party Plaintiff-Appellant, v. JEFFREY A. KIMMEL et al., Third-Party Defendants-Respondents.

Court of Appeals of New York.

Decided February 24, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

The Marantz Law Firm, Rye ( Neil G. Marantz of counsel), for third-party plaintiff-appellant.

Traub Lieberman Straus & Shrewsberry LLP, Hawthorne ( Lisa L. Shrewsberry of counsel), for third-party defendants-respondents.


OPINION OF THE COURT

This appeal requires this Court to answer the open question of whether statements made by attorneys prior to the commencement of litigation are privileged. We hold that such statements are protected by a qualified privilege. If the statements are pertinent to a good faith anticipated litigation, no...

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