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This interlocutory appeal addresses whether the attorney-client privilege protects communications between a corporation's legal counsel and a third-party nonemployee. Dialysis Clinic, Inc. (the corporation) hired XMi Commercial Real Estate (the third-party) to manage its properties. When tenants (Kevin Medley et al.) subpoenaed documents from XMi containing communications with Dialysis Clinic's legal counsel, privilege was asserted. The trial court ruled that the communications were protected, extending the privilege to XMi as an agent. The Tennessee Supreme Court affirmed, holding that the attorney-client privilege applies if the nonemployee is the functional equivalent of an employee, the communications relate to the subject matter of legal counsel's representation, and were made with the intention of confidentiality. The court found XMi met these criteria.
Dialysis Clinic, Inc. v. Kevin Medley is a workers' compensation case decided in Tennessee Supreme Court. This case addresses legal issues related to compensation claims, benefits, and court rulings.
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This interlocutory appeal addresses whether the attorney-client privilege protects communications between a corporation's legal counsel and a third-party nonemployee. Dialysis Clinic, Inc. (the corporation) hired XMi Commercial Real Estate (the third-party) to manage its properties. When tenants (Kevin Medley et al.) subpoenaed documents from XMi containing communications with Dialysis Clinic's legal counsel, privilege was asserted. The trial court ruled that the communications were protected, extending the privilege to XMi as an agent. The Tennessee Supreme Court affirmed, holding that the attorney-client privilege applies if the nonemployee is the functional equivalent of an employee, the communications relate to the subject matter of legal counsel's representation, and were made with the intention of confidentiality. The court found XMi met these criteria.
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