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WARD v. SUCCESSION OF FREEMAN

No. 87-3182.

854 F.2d 780 (1988)

Mary Margaret WARD, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, Cross-Appellants, v. SUCCESSION OF Richard W. FREEMAN, et, al., Defendants-Appellants, Cross-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

September 15, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lawrence R. Levin, Kenneth A. Grady, Vance L. Liebman, Damon E. Dunn, Sheri A. Young, Deborah G. Moore, Chicago, Ill., for Richard & Louis Freeman.

Curtis R. Boisfontaine, Sally A. Shushan, New Orleans, La., for Louisiana Coca-Cola Bottling Co.

Charles Thensted, Skye McLeod, John F. Whitney, New Orleans, La., for Succession of Richard W. Freeman.

Charles K. Reasonover, Robert E. Kerrigan, Jr., Michael R. Testerman, Duris L. Holmes, David L. Campbell, Darrell K. Cherry, New Orleans, La., for plaintiffs-appellees, cross-appellants.

Before GEE, DAVIS and SMITH, Circuit Judges.

GEE, Circuit Judge:

This appeal concerns issues that arose in an action brought by shareholders against Louisiana Coca-Cola Bottling Company ("LA Coke") and its corporate officers. We reverse the district court's decision to compel disclosure of attorney-client communications and the ruling at trial that defendants waived their privilege in other communications. We also reverse the district court's directed verdict against defendants' prescription defense, vacate...

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