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09/01/2017 Page 11 of 12 DATED: September 1, 2017 Respectfully Submitted, AI taut 9. Samna Bradley J. Edwards FARMER, JAFFE, WEISSING, EDWARDS, FISTOS & LEHRMAN, P.L. 425 North Andrews Avenue, Suite 2 Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301 Telephone (954) 524-2820 Facsimile (954) 524-2822 E-mail: brad@pathtojust

oth the victims and the Government agree that the relevant legal standard governing the question of waiver of work-production protections comes from Stern v. O'Quinn, 253 F.R.D. 663, 676-77 (S.D. Fla. 2008), which held that "a party waives work-product privilege protection when (1) assertion of the pr

9:08-cv-80736-KAM Document 421 Entered on FLSD Docket 08/25/2017 Page 10 of 11 SERVICE LIST Bradley J. Edwards FARMER, JAFFE, WEISSING, EDWARDS, FISTOS & LEHRMAN, P.L. 425 North Andrews Avenue, Suite 2 Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301 Tel: (954 524-2820• Fax: 954 524-2822 E-mail: Paul G. Cassell Pro Hac Vi

trine in this case does not "deny the opposing party access to information vital to its defense." Stern, 253 F.R.D. at 676. In that case, plaintiff Stern was suing defendant O'Quinn, and O'Quinn's law firm, for defamation. O'Quinn had instituted an investigation of plaintiff Stern, which was conducted

9:08-cv-80736-KAM Document 421 Entered on FLSD Docket 08/25/2017 Page 10 of 11 SERVICE LIST Bradley J. Edwards FARMER, JAFFE, WEISSING, EDWARDS, FISTOS & LEHRMAN, P.L. 425 North Andrews Avenue, Suite 2 Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301 Paul G. Cassell Pro Hac Vice S.J. Quinney College of Law at the Universi

trine in this case does not "deny the opposing party access to information vital to its defense." Stern, 253 F.R.D. at 676. In that case, plaintiff Stern was suing defendant O'Quinn, and O'Quinn's law firm, for defamation. O'Quinn had instituted an investigation of plaintiff Stern, which was conducted

ered on FLSD Docket 08/11/2017 Page 10 of 11 Respectfully Submitted, /5/ Sal, P. Eeitualua Bradley J. Edwards FARMER, JAFFE, WEISSING, EDWARDS, FISTOS & LEHRMAN, P.L. 425 North Andrews Avenue, Suite 2 Fort Lauderdale. Florida 33301 Telephon Facsimile E-mail: And Paul G. Cassell Pro Hac Vice S.J. Quin

n be waived — indeed, such protection can be waived "impliedly." A very thorough review of the relevant caselaw is found in this Court's decision in Stern v. O'Quinn, 253 F.R.D. 663, 676-77 (S.D. Fla. 2008). As this Court explained, under the doctrine of implied waiver of work product protection, "a p

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ying amendment where “addition of more plaintiffs .. . would not have affected the issues underlying the grant of summary judgment.”’); cf. Arthur v. Stern, 2008 WL 2620116, at *7 (S.D. Tex. 2008) (Under Rule 15, “courts have held that leave to amend to assert a claim already at issue in [another lawsuit