Opinion Work Product—Solving the Dilemma of Compelled Disclosure

Authors

Michael E. Wolfson, Loyola Law School

Abstract

I. Introduction

II. A Short History of the Work Produce Doctrine

III. Opinion Work Product ... A. Discovering Factual Information ... B. What Types of Information Constitute Opinion Work Product ... C. Is Opinion Work Product Discoverable? ... D. Approaches to Discoverability

IV. A Unified Approach to Discoverability ... A. Current Litigational Realities ... 1. Narrowed Protection under the Federal Rules ... 2. Waiver and Related Concepts ... B. The Foundational Concepts ... C. The Unified Discovery Standard ... D. Procedural Considerations

V. Conclusion

Recommended Citation

Michael E. Wolfson, Opinion Work Product—Solving the Dilemma of Compelled Disclosure, 64 Neb. L. Rev. (1985)
Available at: https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/nlr/vol64/iss2/4