Lawyer Client Privilege Cases in the United States

Dennis v. Codrington, Cary 100,
21 Eng. Rep. 53 (Ch. 1579–
80)

Dentsply Int’l, Inc. v. Great
White Inc., 2000 U.S. Dist.
LEXIS 13108 (M.D. Pa.
Sept. 000)

Dentsply Intern. Inc. v. Kaydex,
1994 WL 376276 (N.D. Ill.
1994), 16

Denver Tramway Co. v. Owens,
20 Colo. 106 P. 848
(1894)

Department of Interior v.
Klamath Water Users Protective
Ass’n, 532 U.S. 1,
121 S. Ct. 1069 L. Ed.
2d 87 (2001)

Depew v. Hawk, 20 F. Supp. 2d
132 (D. Mass. 1998)

Dept. of Energy Stripper Well
Exemption Litigation, In re,
1988 WL 877684 (D. Kan.
1988)

Dep’t of Justice Subpoenas to
ABC, In re, 263 F.R.D. 66
(D. Mass. 2009)48

Derderian v. Polaroid Corp., 121
F.R.D. 13 (D. Mass. 1988)

Derienzo, In re, 1998 WL
283201 (Bankr. M.D. Pa.
1998), 16

Derrick Mfg. Corp. v. Southwestern
Wire Cloth, Inc.,
934 F. Supp. 813 (S.D. Tex.
1996),

Desborough v. Rawlings, 3 My.
& Cr. 510 Eng. Rep.
1025 (Ch. 1838)

Desborough v. Rawlins, 3 My. &
Cr. 510 Eng. Rep. 1025
(Ch. 1838)

Deseret Management Corp. v.
U.S., 76 Fed. Cl. 88
(2007)

Desert Orchid Partners, L.L.C.
v. Transaction Systems Architects,
Inc., 2006 WL
1401683 (D. Neb. 2006)

DeSloover v. Daniels, 1999 WL
417322 (N.D. Ill. 1999)

Desmare v. New Mexico, 2007
WL 5231689 (D.N.M.
2007)

DE Technologies, Inc. v. Dell,
Inc., 2006 WL 2548203
(W.D. Va. 2006)

De Technologies, Inc. v. Dell
Inc., 2006 WL 1993556
(W.D. Va. 2006)

Detection Systems, Inc. v. Pittway
Corp., 96 F.R.D. 152
(W.D. N.Y. 1982),
10,
12

Deuterium Corp. v. U.S., 19 Cl.
Ct. 696 Fed. R. Serv. 3d
955 (1990)

Developers Sur. and Indem. Co.
v. Harding Village, Ltd.,
2007 WL 2021939 (S.D. Fla.
2007)

DeWald v. Amsterdam Housing
Authority, 823 F. Supp. 94
(N.D. N.Y. 1993), 4

Dexia Credit Local v. Rogan,
231 F.R.D. 287 (N.D. Ill.
2005)

Dexia Credit Local v. Rogan,
231 F.R.D. 268 (N.D. Ill.
2004) 6,

DG Acquisition Corp., In re, 151
F.3d 75 (2d Cir. 1998)

D. H. Overmyer Telecasting Co.,
Inc., In re, 470 F. Supp.
1250 (S.D. N.Y. 1979),
15

Diagnostics Systems Corp., In
re, 328 Fed. Appx. 621 (Fed.
Cir. 2008)3

Diamond v. City of Mobile, 86
F.R.D. 32 Fed. R. Evid.
Serv. 109 Fed. R. Serv.
2d 851 (S.D. Ala. 1978)

Diamond v. Stratton, 95 F.R.D.
502 Fed. R. Evid. Serv.
585 Fed. R. Serv. 2d
1329 (S.D. N.Y. 1982)
, 17

Diamond State Ins. Co. v. Rebel
Oil Co., Inc., 157 F.R.D. 691
(D. Nev. 1994)6

Diasonics Securities Litigation,
In re, 110 F.R.D. 57
Fed. R. Serv. 3d 1214 (D.
Colo. 1986)1

Di Bella v. U.S., 369 U.S. 121,
82 S. Ct. 65 L. Ed. 2d
614 (1962)9

Dickinson v. Petroleum Conversion
Corp., 338 U.S. 500
S. Ct. 324 L. Ed. 299
(1950)49

Diet Drugs (Phentermine, Fen-
fiuramine, Dexfenfiuramine),
In re, 2003 WL
22594331 (E.D. Pa. 2003)
6

Digene Corp. v. Third Wave
Technologies, Inc., 2008 WL
483752 (W.D. Wis. 2008)

Digital Equipment Corp. v.
Desktop Direct, Inc., 511
U.S. 8614 S. Ct. 1992,
128 L. Ed. 2d 849 Fed.
R. Serv. 3d 399 (1994)
16

Dillon Companies, Inc. v. Sico
Co., 1993 WL 492746 (E.D.
Pa. 1993)

Dion v. Nationwide Mut. Ins.
Co., 185 F.R.D. 288 (D.
Mont. 1998)

Diotima Shipping Corp. v.
Chase, Leavitt & Co., 102
F.R.D. 532 (D. Me. 1984)
0,

Director of Ofice of Thrift Supervision
v. Ernst & Young,
795 F. Supp. 7 (D.D.C.
1992)

Direct Response Consulting Service
v. I.R.S., 76 A.F.T.R.2d
95-628995 WL 623282
(D.D.C. 1995),
2

Discover Financial Services,
Inc. v. Visa U.S.A., Inc.,
2006 WL 2807187 (S.D.
N.Y. 2006)

District Attorney for Norfolk
Dist. v. Magraw, 417 Mass.
1628 N.E.2d 24
(1994)

Diversey U.S. Holdings, Inc. v.
Sara Lee Corp., 1994 WL
71462 (N.D. Ill. 1994),
3, 12

Diversified Group, Inc. v. Daugerdas,
304 F. Supp. 2d 507
(S.D. N.Y. 2003)2,
3

Diversified Group., Inc. v. Daugerdas,
139 F. Supp. 2d 445
(S.D. N.Y. 2001)

Diversified Industries, Inc. v.
Meredith, 572 F.2d 593
Fed. R. Serv. 2d 1474
Fed. R. Serv. 2d 1201 (8th
Cir. 1977),3

Divine Tower Intern. Corp., In
re, 2008 WL 269620 (S.D.
Ohio 2008)

Divine Tower Intern. Corp., In
re, 2007 WL 1108457 (S.D.
Ohio 2007)2

Dixie Mill Supply Co., Inc. v.
Continental Cas. Co., 168
F.R.D. 554 (E.D. La.
1996), 2

Dixon v. Parmelee, 2 Vt. 185,
1829 WL 1091 (1829)

Dixson v. Quarles, 627 F. Supp.
50 (E.D. Mich. 1985)

Doctor’s Associates, Inc. v. QIP
Holders LLC, 2009 WL
1668573 (D. Conn. 2009)
12

Doctors Hosp. of Hyde Park,
Inc., In re, 2001 WL 185473
(N.D. Ill. 2001)

Dodd v. Williams, 560 F. Supp.
372 (N.D. Ga. 1983)

Doe v. A Corp., 709 F.2d 1043
(5th Cir. 1983), 3

Doe v. Elwood Public School
Dist., 2006 WL 3751315 (D.
Neb. 2006)

Doe v. KPMG, L.L.P., 325 F.
Supp. 2d 746 (N.D. Tex.
2004)50

Doe v. Special Investigations
Agency, Inc., 1991 WL
197325 (E.D. Pa. 1991)
9

Doe v. U.S., 82 Fed. Appx. 250
(2d Cir. 2003)

Doe v. Wachovia Corp., 268 F.
Supp. 2d 627 (W.D. N.C.
2003)

Doe, Application of, 464 F.
Supp. 757 (S.D. N.Y.
1979)8

Doe, Matter of, 551 F.2d 899 (2d
Cir. 1977)

Doe ex dim. Jupp v. Andrews, 2
Cowp. 848 Eng. Rep.
1393 (K.B. 1778)

Doe ex rel. Doe v. District of Columbia,
2005 WL 1114601
(D.D.C. 2005)

Doheny v. Lacy, 168 N.Y. 213,
61 N.E. 255 (1901)

Doherty v. Fairall, 413 F.2d 381
(D.C. Cir. 1969)

Dolan v. Aid Ins. Co., 431
N.W.2d 790 (Iowa 1988)
4

Dole v. Milonas, 889 F.2d 885,
29 Fed. R. Evid. Serv. 17
(9th Cir. 1989)5,
, 12

Dombrowski v. Bell Atlantic
Corp., 128 F. Supp. 2d 216,
49 Fed. R. Serv. 3d 615
(E.D. Pa. 2000)

Dome Petroleum Ltd. v. Employers
Mut. Liability Ins.
Co. of Wisconsin, 131 F.R.D.
63 (D.N.J. 1990), 0,
3

Domestic Air Transp. Antitrust
Litigation, In re, 141 F.R.D.
555 Fed. R. Evid. Serv.
207 (N.D. Ga. 1992)

Dominus Rex v. Watkinson, 2
Strange 1123 Eng. Rep.
1072 (K.B. 1740)

Donaggio v. Arlington County,
Va., 880 F. Supp. 446 (E.D.
Va. 1995)

Dondore v. NGK Metals Corp.,
152 F. Supp. 2d 662 (E.D.
Pa. 2001)

Donovan v. Fitzsimmons, 90
F.R.D. 58 Fed. R. Evid.
Serv. 741 Fed. R. Serv.
2d 1537 (N.D. Ill. 1981)
, 4

Donovan v. Robbins, 752 F.2d
1170 (7th Cir. 1985)

Donovan v. Robbins, 99 F.R.D.
593 (N.D. Ill. 1983)

Donovan v. Robbins, 1983 U.S.
Dist. LEXIS 11721 (N.D. Ill.
Nov. 1983)

Donovan v. Robbins, 1983 U.S.
Dist. LEXIS 11720 (N.D. Ill.
Nov. 1983)

Donovan v. Robbins, Nos. 78 C
4072 C 7951 (N.D. Ill.
Nov. 1983)

Donovan v. Teamsters Union
Local 25, Intern. Broth. of
Teamsters, Chaufieurs,
Warehousemen and Helpers
of America, 103 F.R.D.
550 (D. Mass. 1984)

Dorey’s Estate, In re, 210 Minn.
1397 N.W. 561 (1941)
7

Dorf & Stanton Communications,
Inc. v. Molson Breweries,
100 F.3d 916 Fed.
R. Serv. 3d 720 (Fed. Cir.
1996),
Dorr-Oliver Inc. v. Fluid-Quip,
Inc., 834 F. Supp. 1008
(N.D. Ill. 1993)

D.O.T. Connectors, Inc. v. J.B.
51
Nottingham & Co., Inc.,
2001 WL 34104929 (N.D.
Fla. 2001)

D.O.T. Connectors, Inc. v. J.B.
Nottingham & Co., Inc.,
2001 WL 34104928 (N.D.
Fla. 2001), 4

D.O.T. Connectors, Inc. v. J.B.
Nottingham & Co., Inc.,
2001 WL 34104927 (N.D.
Fla. 2001)

Dotson v. U.S. Dept. of Housing
and Urban Development,
731 F.2d 313 (6th Cir.
1984)

Doubleday v. Ruh, 149 F.R.D.
601 (E.D. Cal. 1993)
Dougan v. U.S., 108 A.F.T.R.2d
2011-584011 WL
3568455 (E.D. Cal. 2011)

Douglas v. University Hosp.,
150 F.R.D. 168 Fed. R.
Evid. Serv. 1387 (E.D. Mo.
1993)

Dow Chemical Co. v. Atlantic
Richfield Co., 227 U.S.P.Q.
12985 WL 71991 (E.D.
Mich. 1985)

Dow Corning Corp., In re, 2010
WL 3927728 (E.D. Mich.
2010)

Dow Corning Corp., In re, 261
F.3d 280 Fed. R. Serv.
3d 422 (2d Cir. 2001),
14

Dowd v. Calabrese, 101 F.R.D.
427 (D.D.C. 1984),
7,

Dowling v. American Hawaii
Cruises, Inc., 971 F.2d 423,
36 Fed. R. Evid. Serv. 313
(9th Cir. 1992)

Dowling v. Arpaio, 2011 WL
1456732 (D. Ariz. 2011)
2

Doyle v. London Guarantee &
Accident Co., 204 U.S. 599,
27 S. Ct. 311 L. Ed. 641
(1907)1

Doyle v. Reeves, 112 Conn. 521,
152 A. 882 (1931)

Draper v. University of Tennessee,
2010 WL 5634364
(W.D. Tenn. 2010)

Draus v. Healthtrust,
Incorporated-The Hosp. Co.,
172 F.R.D. 384 (S.D. Ind.
1997),

Dri Mark Products, Inc. v. Wilpak
Industries, Inc., 2006
WL 2882565 (E.D. N.Y.
2006)

Drimmer v. Appleton, 628 F.
Supp. 1249 (S.D. N.Y.
1986),

Driscoll v. Cebalo, 731 F.2d 878
(Fed. Cir. 1984)
Droughn v. FMC Corp., 74
F.R.D. 633 Fed. R. Serv.
2d 1165 (E.D. Pa. 1977)
1

Drs. Bethea v. St. Paul Guardian
Ins. Co., 2003 WL
292302 (E.D. La. 2003)
, 3

Du Barre v. Livette, Peake 108,
170 Eng. Rep. 96 (N.P.
1791)

Dubois v. Gradco Systems, Inc.,
136 F.R.D. 341 (D. Conn.
1991)

Dubyak v. Borg, 921 F.2d 279
(9th Cir. 1990)

Ducane Gas Grills, Inc., In re,
320 B.R. 312 (Bankr. D.
S.C. 2004)

Duchess of Kingston’s Trial, 20
How. St. Tr. 355 (H.L.
1776)
Dudley v. Ski World, Inc., Fed.

52
Sec. L. Rep. (CCH) P 94384,
1989 WL 73208, at *2 (S.D.
Ind. 1989) 3

Dufin v. Smith, Peake 1470
Eng. Rep. 110 (N.P.
1792)

Dufiy v. Dier, 465 F.2d 416 (8th
Cir. 1972)4
Duhn Oil Tool, 2009 WL
3381052

Duhn Oil Tool, Inc. v. Cooper
Cameron Corp., 2009 WL
3381052 (E.D. Cal. 2009)
1

Duncan v. U.S. Dist. Court for
Cent. Dist. of California, 78
F.3d 592 (9th Cir. 1996)

Dunhall Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
v. Discus Dental, Inc., 994
F. Supp. 1202 (C.D. Cal.
1998)

Dunkin’ Donuts Franchised
Restaurants LLC v. Mehta,
2007 WL 2688710 (W.D. Pa.
2007)8