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> As I understand it, this shields the email from discovery. LOL that's NOT how discovery works

• aaronbrethorst 5y ago
  Them, a brilliant Google executive: "They cannot arrest a husband and wife for the same crime." Me, a low-level employee: "Yeah, I don't think that that's true, Dad." Them: "I have the worst [expletive] lawyers."
  • philjohn 5y ago
    Remember - there's always money in the banana stand, no, wait, that's Amazon.
• criddell 5y ago
  Well, it's the theory Google was operating under. This is from the DOJ's brief: > Plaintiffs respectfully request the Court to sanction Google LLC (Google) for its extensive and intentional efforts to misuse the attorney-client privilege to hide business documents relevant to this case. Google has explicitly and repeatedly instructed its employees to shield important business communications from discovery by using false requests for legal advice. These efforts directly harmed Plaintiffs, undermined their discovery efforts, and subverted the judicial process. The Court should sanction Google and order the full production of withheld and redacted emails where in-house counsel was included in a communication between non-attorneys and did not respond. Alternatively, the Court should hold these silent-attorney emails are not privileged and immediately order their production.
  • nickff 5y ago
    That's what the DoJ is alleging; it's not clear what "theory Google was operating under". The DoJ may be right or wrong, and separately, they may be on a wild goose chase.