Olson v. Accessory Controls & Equipment Corp., 251 Conn. 917

The plaintiffs petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate ‍‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‍Court, 54 Conn. App. 506 (AC 18324), is granted, limited to the following issue:

“In the circumstances of this case, did ‍‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‍the Appellate Court properly conclude that the trial court properly had determined that certain communications between *918counsel for the named ‍‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‍defendant and an expert consulting firm retained by the named defendant were covered by the attorney-client privilege?”

The Supreme Court ‍‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‍docket number is SC 16218. Michael N. LaVelle and Alan I. Scheer, in support of the petition. Glenn A. Duhl, Richard D. O’Connor, ‍‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‍Edward F. O’Donnell and George J. Kelly, Jr., in opposition. Decided November 2, 1999

Case Details

Case Name: Olson v. Accessory Controls & Equipment Corp.

Court Name: Supreme Court of Connecticut

Date Published: Nov 2, 1999

Citations: 251 Conn. 917; 740 A.2d 864; 1999 WL 1053283; 1999 Conn. LEXIS 399; SC 16218

Docket Number: SC 16218

Court Abbreviation: Conn.