OLSON v. ACCESSORY CONTROLS & EQUIPMENT CORP.

(SC 16218)

254 Conn. 145 (2000)

WILLIAM A. OLSON v. ACCESSORY CONTROLS AND EQUIPMENT CORPORATION ET AL.

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Officially released August 8, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alan I. Scheer, with whom was Julie A. Morgan, for the appellant (plaintiff).

Richard D. O'Connor, with whom were Glenn A. Duhl and, on the brief, Edward F. O'Donnell and George J. Kelly, Jr., for the appellee (named defendant).

Borden, Norcott, Katz, Palmer and Sullivan, Js.


Opinion

KATZ, J.

This certified appeal raises two principal issues. First, we must determine the extent to which the attorney-client privilege applies to communications between counsel for a company and an environmental consulting firm retained by counsel to assist in responding to an order issued by the department of environmental protection. Second, we must determine whether, if privileged, the communications fall within the crime-fraud exception...

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