Court Explains Why Valuation Report Is Discoverable

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February 28, 2019
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discovery, estate tax, waste, relevant, valuation report, attorney-client privilege

Galasso v. Cobleskill Stone Products
2019 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 1457, 2019 NY Slip Op 01483
US
State Court
New York
Supreme Court
N/A (plaintiff); N/A (defendant)
Pritzker

Summary

New York appellate division upholds the trial court’s order to disclose a valuation report, finding the appraisal was relevant to the litigation and done for estate tax purposes and therefore was not “of a legal character”; the attorney-client privilege does not apply, court says.

See Also

Galasso v. Cobleskill Stone Products

New York appellate division upholds the trial court’s order to disclose a valuation report, finding the appraisal was relevant to the litigation and done for estate tax purposes and therefore was not “of a legal character”; the attorney-client privilege does not apply, court says.