Stroh v. General Motors Corp.
New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
623 N.Y.S.2d 873 (1995)
Relevant factsFree
Seventy-six-year-old Stella Maychick (defendant) lost control of her car, injuring several people who sued her and General Motors Corporation (GMC) (defendant), the car's manufacturer. Maychick's daughter Diana hired Maychick's lawyers, drove her to the law office, and was present for all of Maychick's conversations with counsel; GMC sought to discover those conversations, arguing Diana's presence waived the attorney-client privilege, and the trial court granted GMC's motion to compel.
IssueFree
Whether the presence of a client's agent during the client's communications with his or her lawyer waives the attorney-client privilege.