SPECTRUM SYS v. CHEM. BANK


78 N.Y.2d 371 (1991)

Spectrum Systems International Corporation, Respondent, v. Chemical Bank, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided October 24, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert F. Mullen, Vicki Share Fleiss and Sandra E. Nickel for appellant.

Marianne Stecich and Regina F. Kelly for respondent.

Daniel J. Capra and Dierdre A. Burgman for The Committee on Professional Responsibility of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York, amicus curiae.

William B. Pennell, Joseph T. McLaughlin, Arthur Norman Field and James F. Stronski for the Executive Committee of the New York County Lawyers Association, amicus curiae.

Chief Judge WACHTLER and Judges SIMONS, ALEXANDER, TITONE, HANCOCK, JR., and BELLACOSA concur.


KAYE, J.

In an action to recover fees for consulting services, Spectrum Systems International Corporation demanded that defendant, Chemical Bank, produce certain documents pertaining to the bank's internal investigation of possible fraud by employees and vendors, including Spectrum. Chemical responded by seeking a protective order, asserting that the documents were protected from disclosure by the attorney-client...

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