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UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO
EASTERN DIVISION
IN RE:
MELINDA LOUISE ELKINS,
Debtor.
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IN RE:
CLARENCE ARNOLD ELKINS, II,
Debtor.
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CHAPTER 7
CASE NO. 05-65317
JUDGE RUSS KENDIG
MEMORANDUM OF OPINION (NOT
INTENDED FOR PUBLICATION)
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CHAPTER 7
CASE NO. 05-69543
JUDGE RUSS KENDIG
MEMORANDUM OF OPINION (NOT
INTENDED FOR PUBLICATION)
Now before the Court is the United States’ motion for order compelling City of Barberton
to produce documents with respect to which it asserts work product immunity or attorney-client
privilege (“motion”), filed on March 14, 2012.
The court has jurisdiction over this case pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1334 and the general order
of reference entered in this district on April 4, 2012. 	Venue in this district and division is proper
pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1409. This proceeding is a core proceeding under 28 U.S.C. § 157(b)(2).
time and date indicated, which may be materially different from its entry on the record.
of this court the document set forth below. This document was signed electronically at the
The court incorporates by reference in this paragraph and adopts as the findings and orders
Dated: 11:26 AM September 20, 2012
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This opinion is not intended for publication or citation. The availability of this opinion, in
electronic or printed form, is not the result of a direct submission by the court.
FACTS
On March 14, 2012, the United States filed a motion seeking an order compelling the City
of Barberton (“City”) to produce documents to which it asserts attorney-client privilege or attorney
work product privilege. The United States asserts that it served a subpoena on the City seeking
documents that reveal the intent and reasoning of the City, its insurers, and its counsel for payment
of a settlement to Debtors. Specifically, the United States seeks to ascertain the portion of the
payment allocated to the settlement of tort claims for physical injuries and/or physical sickness and
the portion of the payment allocated to the settlement of tort claims for emotional or other
non-physical injuries or sickness, non-tort claims, and punitive damages.
On May 17, 2012, the Court entered an order granting the United States’ motion for order
compelling the City to produce documents and ordered that the City produce all documents
claimed as privileged within thirty (30) days from the date of the order for an in camera inspection.
The City produced documents to the Court for an in camera inspection on June 14, 2012 in
an electronic format, compact discs, along with a privilege log. On June 21, 2012, the Court
entered correspondence to the City which requested the submission in paper format of documents
listed on the privilege log that the Court was unable to locate among the documents on the discs
provided. On July 2, 2012, the City submitted the requested documents in paper. On July 3,
2012, the City supplemented the documents submitted with three (3) additional documents and a
supplemental privilege log.
The City’s privilege logs reference 164 documents, which amounted to thousands of pages
for the Court to review. More troubling than the sheer volume of documents was the fact that the
City almost entirely ignored the Court’s May 17, 2012 order. That order provided that the City
was to organize each document by a number assigned on the privilege log into binders with tabs.
While the City asked for and obtained the approval of the Court to provide the documents in an
electronic format, the City just loaded the documents onto discs and let the Court guess which
document pertained to which entry on the privilege logs. The privilege logs contained the number
of the disc that each document was located. However, in many instances, the Court could not find
the document on the indicated disc and, instead, located it on another disc. In addition, some of
the documents were duplicated on several discs. The end result was great difficulty for the Court
when reviewing these documents.
For purposes of identification, the Court numbered each document included on the
privilege logs and attaches the numbered privilege logs as Exhibit A to this Memorandum of
Opinion. Throughout this Memorandum of Opinion, the Court identifies each document by the
number assigned to it on the privilege logs in Exhibit A.
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LAW AND ARGUMENT
Federal Rule of Bankruptcy Procedure 7037 is applicable to this matter and incorporates
Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 37. The Court finds that the parties attempted to resolve this
dispute before bringing it to the Court in accordance with Local Bankruptcy Rule 7026 and Fed. R.
Civ. P. 26(c)(1) and 37(a)(1).
I. Attorney-Client Privilege
“It is a general rule that confidential communications between an attorney and his client,
made because of the professional relationship and concerning the subject matter of the attorney’s
employment, are privileged from disclosure, even for the purposes of the administration of
justice.” United States v. Goldfarb, 328 F.2d 280, 281 (6th Cir. 1964). Attorney-client privilege
applies to documents as follows:
(1) Where legal advice of any kind is sought (2) from a professional legal
adviser in his capacity as such, (3) the communications relating to the purpose,
(4) made in confidence (5) by the client, (6) are at his instance permanently
protected (7) from disclosure by himself or by the legal adviser, (8) except
[where] the protection be waived.
Id.; accord In re Classicstar Mare Lease Litig., No. 5:07-cv-353-JMH, 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS
49589, at 23-24 (E.D. Ky. Apr. 6, 2012). In addition, the attorney-client privilege “covers records
of communications between attorneys and their government clients pertaining to the attorneys’
legal advice.” The State Ex Rel. Dawson v. Bloom-Carroll Local Sch. Dist., 131 Ohio St. 3d 10,
15 (Ohio 2011). It includes correspondence that reveals the client’s motivation for seeking legal
representation, the nature of the services to be provided, strategies for litigation, and other
confidential information exchanged during representation. Id.
The City claims attorney-client privilege for fifty-six (56) of the 164 documents.1 The
majority of these documents are litigation plans, status reports, and correspondence regarding
settlement, the City’s policies, and retention of experts. In addition, the City also claims
attorney-client privilege for the transmittal of invoices for payments to experts and other services.
After reviewing these fifty-six (56) documents, the Court finds that all these documents fall
under the attorney-client privilege except for the transmittal of invoices for experts and other
services rendered. These documents contain information pertaining to the attorneys’ legal advice
to the City and reveal the City’s motivation for seeking legal representation, litigation strategies,
and other confidential information.
1 Nearly all of the documents claimed as privileged by the attorney-client privilege are also claimed privilege under
the attorney work product doctrine. The Court reviews these documents for whether attorney-client privilege only
applies in this section and will address whether the documents are privileged under the attorney work product doctrine
below.
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Accordingly, the Court finds that documents 109, 128, 134, 135, 136, 140, 156, 157, and
158 are not subject to the attorney-client privilege and are discoverable by the United States. The
remaining documents for which attorney-client privilege is claimed are privileged and are not
discoverable by the United States.2
II. Attorney Work Product Doctrine
The work-product doctrine protects an attorney’s trial preparation materials from
discovery to preserve the integrity of the adversarial process. The work-product
doctrine is a procedural rule of federal law …. [Federal Rule of Civil Procedure]
26(b)(3) protects (1) “documents and tangible things”; (2) “prepared in anticipation
of litigation or for trial”; (3) “by or for another party or its representative.”
In re Professionals Direct Ins. Co., 578 F.2d 432, 438 (6th Cir. 2009) (citing Hickman v. Taylor,
329 U.S. 495, 510-14 (1947)). The protection of Rule 26(b)(3) is limited to one who is a party to
the litigation in which discovery is sought. Arkwright Mutual Ins. Co. v. Nat’l Union Fire Ins.
Co. of Pittsburgh, PA., No. 93-3084, 1994 U.S. App. LEXIS 3828, at 11-12 (6th Cir. 1994).
Thus, “[d]ocuments prepared for one who is not a party to the present suit are wholly unprotected
… .” Id. at 12 (quoting C. Wright & A. Miller, Federal Practice and Procedure § 2024, at 201-2).
However, a court may issue a protective order to “protect a … person from annoyance,
embarrassment, oppression, or undue burden or expense.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(c).
The City claims the majority of the documents on its privilege logs as privileged by the
attorney work product doctrine. The City is not a party to the instant matter for which the
discovery is sought. The United States seeks the documents to make a determination about tax
liability for the Debtors in these bankruptcy cases. The City was a party in the previous litigation,
but is not a party to the instant matters. Thus, the attorney work product doctrine does not apply
to the City’s documents. Except for the documents found to be privileged under the
attorney-client privilege as enumerated above, all of the documents listed on the privilege logs are
not privileged under the attorney work product doctrine and, thus, are discoverable by the United
States. If appropriate, the City may request that the Court issue a protective order.
CONCLUSION
Accordingly, the Court finds that, except for the documents deemed to be privileged as
enumerated above, the City shall provide the documents on its privilege logs to the United States
within fourteen (14) days.
An order will be entered simultaneously with this opinion.
2 The following is an all-inclusive list of the documents subject to attorney-client privilege: 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 16, 17, 31, 32,
33, 39, 40, 41, 47, 49, 50, 52, 53, 57, 60, 63, 64, 66, 71, 73, 74, 83, 90, 94, 95, 96, 97, 99, 100, 102, 110, 123, 125, 126,
129, 132, 144, 153, 161, 162, 163, and 164.
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Service List:
Alan Shapiro
Trial Attorney, Tax Division
U.S. Department of Justice
Post Office Box 55
Washington, D.C. 20044
John N. Childs
Justin M. Alaburda
Brennan, Manna & and Diamond
75 East Market Street
Akron, OH 44308
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OCR transcription for search; preserved printed pages are authoritative

The court incorporates by reference in this paragraph and adopts as the findings and orders
of this court the document set forth below. This document was signed electronically at the
time and date indicated, which may be materially different from its entry on the record.

Vee. bez

Russ Kendig
United States Bankruptcy Judge

Dated: 11:26 AMSeptember 20, 2012

UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO
EASTERN DIVISION

IN RE: CHAPTER 7

MELINDA LOUISE ELKINS, CASE NO. 05-65317
Debtor. JUDGE RUSS KENDIG

MEMORANDUM OF OPINION (NOT
INTENDED FOR PUBLICATION)

CHAPTER 7
IN RE:
CASE NO. 05-69543
CLARENCE ARNOLD ELKINS, IL,
JUDGE RUSS KENDIG
Debtor.
MEMORANDUM OF OPINION (NOT
INTENDED FOR PUBLICATION)

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Now before the Court is the United States’ motion for order compelling City of Barberton
to produce documents with respect to which it asserts work product immunity or attomey-client
privilege (“motion”), filed on March 14, 2012.

The court has jurisdiction over this case pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1334 and the general order
of reference entered in this district on Apnil 4, 2012. Venue in this district and division is proper
pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1409. This proceeding is a core proceeding under 28 U.S.C. § 157(b)(2).

AUTHENTICATED
U.S. GOVERNMENT
INFORMATION

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Service List:
Alan Shapiro
Trial Attorney, Tax Division
U.S. Department of Justice
Post Office Box 55
Washington, D.C. 20044
John N. Childs
Justin M. Alaburda
Brennan, Manna & and Diamond
75 East Market Street
Akron, OH 44308
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In re Melinda Louise Elkins, _se No. 05-65317 (USBC ND Ohio)

In re Clarence Arnold Elkins.J, Case No. 05-69543 (USBC ND Ohio)

City of Barberton’s Privilege or Work-Product Documents Log

DESCRIPTION

DATE AUTHOR RECIPIENT(S} REASON FOR
NON-
PRODUCTION
N/A Various Attorneys at Scottsdale Ins. Co.; file MR&R research notes, Atiomey work
Mazanec, Raskin & Ryder - memoranda, case law product
compilations
03/06/2007 Todd M. Raskin, Esq., Scottsdale Ins. Co. Litigation Plan Attomey-client
MR&R , privilege/attorney
work product
09/14/2007 Todd M. Raskin, Esq., Scottsdale Ins. Co. Supplemental Litigation Plan | Attorney~client
MR&R privilege/attomey
work product
03/14/2008 Todd M. Raskin, Esq., Scottsdale Ins. Co. Supplemental Litigation Plan | Attorney-client
MR&ER privilege/attorney
work product
09/11/2008 Carl E. Cormany, Esq., File Memo regarding Plaintiffs Attorney work
MR&R Discovery Requests product
09/11/2008 Notes for file Talking Points for Status Attorney work
Conference regarding mental | product
health records |
09/16/2008 Todd M. Raskin, Esq., Scottsdale Ins. Co. Supplemental Litigation Plan | Attomey-client
MR&R aan privilege/attorney
work product
09/16/2008 Todd M. Raskin, Esq., Scottsdale Ins. Co. Supplemental status report. Attorney-chent
MR&R privilege/attorney
work product
11/05/2008 Todd M. Raskin, Esq., File Memo regarding Dr. Platt Attorney work

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In re Clarence Arnold Elkins, O, Case No. 05-69543 (USBC ND Ohio)

City of Barberton’s Privilege or Work-Product Documents Log

DATE AUTHOR RECIPIENT(S) DESCRIPTION REASON FOR
NON-
PRODUCTION
12/08/2008 Todd M. Raskin, Esq., Eve Green, Paralegal, MR&R | Memo regarding medical Attorney work
MRER providers: Aultman Hospital; | product
Matthew Inman, M.D.,
Margaret Kessler, Ph.D.,
Kaplan Consulting &
Counseling, Carrolton
Medical Management
01/02/2009 Matthew Inman, M.D. Todd M. Raskin, MR&R Confidential Medical Attorney work
Records of Clarence Elkins product
01/02/2009 Samaritan Behavioral Health | Todd M. Raskin, MR&R Confidential Medical Attorney work
Center Records of Melinda Elkins product
02/16/2009 Paralegal Dept. Index of Medical Records of | Attorney work
Clarence Elkins, Sr. product
02/18//2009 | Donna Czerwinski, Paralegal | Todd M. Raskin, MR&R Memo regarding summary of | Attorney work
MRER Elkins medical records. product.
02/18/2009 Todd M. Raskin, Esq., Dr. Swales, Expert Letter to Dr. Swales Attorney work
MRE&ER | regarding psychological product
evaluation of Clarence Elkins
92/19/2009 Todd M. Raskin, Esq., Scottsdale Ins. Co. Supplemental status report Attorney-client
MR&R summarizing medicals. privilege/attomey
- work product
04/02/2009 Todd M. Raskin, Esq., Scottsdale Ins. Co. Supplemental Litigation Plan | Attorney-client
MR&R privilege/attomey
work product
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In re Melinda Louise Elkins, ¢

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In re Clarence Arnold Elkins, Ul, Case No. 05-69543 (USBC ND Ohio)

City of Barberton’s Privilege or Work-Product Documents Log

DATE AUTHOR RECIPIENT(S) DESCRIPTION REASON FOR
NON-
PRODUCTION
| 04/24/2009 Eve Green, Paralegal, MR&R | Caroll County Alcohol Letter requesting medical Attomey work
Addiction records product
05/20/2009 Carroli County Alcohol & Todd M: Raskin, MR&R Confidential Medical Attorney work
Addiction Program Records of Clarence Elkins product
05/20/2009 Eve Green, Paralegal, MR&R | Dr. Swales, Expert Letter enclosing medical Attorney work
records product
05/21/2009 Eve Green, Paralegal MR&R | Todd M. Raskin, MR&R Memo regarding Elkins’ Attomey work
Carroll County Alcohol product
Program
05/21/2009 Eve Green, Paralegal, MR&R | File Typed notes of summary of | Attormey work
Carroll County Alcohol product
Additction
06/03/2009 Family Practice Center of Todd M. Raskin, MR&R Clarence Elkins Medical Attomey work
Louisville Records of 12/23/2008 product
06/03/2009 Kessler Psychological Todd M. Raskin, MR&R Clarence Elkins, Confidential ; Attorney work
Services Medical Records product
06/03/2009 Kaplan Consulting & Todd M. Raskin, MR&R Confidential Medical Attorney work
Counseling Records of Clarence Elkins product
06/03/2009 Aultman Hospital and Todd M. Raskin, MR&R Confidential Medical Attomey work
Alliance Community Svc. Records of Clarence Elkins product

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In re Melinda Louise Elkins, C__: No. 05-65317 (USBC ND Ohio)

In re Clarence Arnold Elkins, II, Case No. 05-69543 (USBC ND Ohio)

City of Barberton’s Privilege or Work-Product Documents Log

D DATE AUTHOR RECIPIENT(S) DESCRIPTION REASON FOR
IOC NON-
th PRODUCTION
06/03/2009 Mercy Medical Center-Billing | Todd M. Raskin, MR&R Confidential medical bills of | Attorney work
aX? Melinda Bilkins ; product
06/03/2009 Samaritan Behavioral Health, | Todd M. Raskin, MR&R Confidential Medical Attorney work
AS Inc. Records of Melinda Elkins product
- 06/03/2009 | Matthew Inman Records & Todd M. Raskin, MR&R Confidential Medical Aitomey work
| Billing Records of Clarence Elkins | product
06/03/2009 Carroilton Medical Facility -Todd M. Raskin, MR&R Confidential Medical Attorney work
20 Records, including records product
. from Diana Dally, RN
10/13/2009 Todd M. Raskin, Esq., Scottsdale Ins. Co. Supplemental Litigation Plan | Attorney-client
Z| MR&R privilege/attorney
work product
08/10/2010 John T. McLandrich, MR&R_ | Scottsdale Ins. Co. Letter regarding 6™ Circuit Attorney-client
Ba Ct. of Appeals denying privilege/attorney
summary judgment work product
08/18/2010 Todd M. Raskin, Esq.. Scotisdale Ins. Co. Supplemental Litigation Plan | Attorney-client
2 MRE&R : privilege/attorney
OS work product
09/28/2010 Julie A. Bickis, Esq.. MR&R | Todd M. Raskin, Esq., MR&R | Memo regarding Jury Verdict | Attorney work
3Y Research product
_ 10/11/2010 Todd M. Raskin, Esq., Patrick Stetz, Selective Ins. Correspondence regarding Attorney work
AD MR&R settlement. product

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(Defense Expert) —

In re Clarence Arnold Elkins, IJ, Case No. 05-69543 (USBC ND Ohio)
City of Barberton’s Privilege or Work-Product Documents Log
DATE AUTHOR RECIPIENT(S) DESCRIPTION REASON FOR
NON-
PRODUCTION
10/11/2010 Todd M. Raskin, Esq., Patrick Stetz, Selective Ins. Email regarding settlement Attorney work
MR&R and preparation for trial of product
case.
10/25/2010 Thomas Glassman, Esq., Richard Gamer, Davis & Correspondence regarding Attommey work
Smith Rolfes & Skavdahl. Young; Todd M. Raskin, settling claims. product
. MR&R
10/25/2010 Thomas Glassman, Esq., Richard Gamer, Davis & Correspondence with regard | Attorney work
Smith Rolfes & Skavdahl. Young; Todd M. Raskin, to settlement. product
MR&R
11/15/2010 Todd M. Raskin, Esq., Scottsdale Ins. Co. Supplemental Litigation Plan | Attorney-client
MRE&R privilege/attorney
work product
11/16/2010 Todd M. Raskin, Esq., Scottsdale Ins. Co. Correspondence regarding Attomey-client
MR&R settlement. privilege/attorney
oo work product
11/17/2010 Todd M. Raskin, Esa., Scottsdale Ins. Co. Correspondence regarding Attorney-client
MR&R setilement terms. privilege/attorney
work product
11/17/2010 Todd M. Raskin, Esq., “Mr. Swartz of JWF Specialty | Correspondence regarding Attomey work
MR&ER Co/Oid National Insurance mediation and settlement product
discussions.
11/17/2010 Todd M. Raskin, Esq., Carmen Naso, Esq., CWRU Correspondence regarding Atiorney work
MR&R School of Law settlement. product
11/17/2010 Todd M. Raskin, Esq., Dr. Swales, MetroHealth Correspondence regarding Attorney work
MRE&R settlement. product

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: No, 05-65317 (USBC ND Ohio)

In re Clarence Arnold Elkins, If, Case No. 05-69543 (USBC ND Ohio)

City of Barberton’s Privilege or Work-Product Documents Log

Dow ; DATE AUTHOR RECIPIENT. (S) DESCRIPTION REASON FOR
v7 NON-
— PRODUCTION
US 11/17/2010 Todd M. Raskin, Esq., Tony Monheim (Defense Correspondence regarding Attorney work
= MR&R Expert) settlement. product
- 11/17/2010 Todd M. Raskin, Esq., Steve Rothlein (Defense Correspondence regarding Attorney work
Ho MR&R Expert settlement. | product
12/16/2010 Selective Insurance Co. City of Barberton Policyholder’s Release & Attorney-client
Uy Assignment privilege/attommey
work product
12/27/2010 Todd M. Raskin, Esq., Selective Ins. & JWF Correspondence regarding Attorney work
\C4 MR&R Specialty Co./Old National draft settlement and release. roduct
r Pp
surance
. 12/27/2010 Todd M. Raskin, Esq., Scottsdale Ins. Co. Correspondence regarding Attorney-client
Y9 MR&R - status of settlement. privilege/attomey
work product
05/18/2007 John Lysenko, Law Director | Carl E. Cormany, Esq. Email regarding Elkins Attormey-chent
BD bankruptcy privilege
09/12/2007 Steve Rothlein, Expert Carl E. Cormany, Esq. . CV and rates for expert Attorney work
5] product
08/23/2010 Carol E. Cormany, Esq. Scottsdale Insurance Co. Email regarding joint motion | Attomey —client
SA for continuance of CMC privilege
09/09/2010- | Scottsdale Insurance Co. Todd M. Raskin, MR&R String of emails regarding Attorney-client
S54 09/13/2010 CMC conference. privilege/work
product
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City of Barberton’s Privilege or Work-Product Documents Log

DATE AUTHOR RE CIPIENT. (S) DESCRIPTION REASON FOR
NON-
PRODUCTION |
09/12/2010- | David Swartz, Old National Todd M. Raskin, MR&R Email regarding CAN policy | Attorney work
09/13/2010 Ins. and coverage. product
09/10/2010- | Elizabeth McLaughlin, RLI Todd M. Raskin, MR&R String of emails regarding Attorney work
09/14/2010 Corp. additional coverage. product
09/10/2010 David Swartz, Old National Todd M. Raskin, MR&R String of emails regarding Attorney work
Ins. additional coverage. product
09/15/2010 Scottsdale Insurance Co. Todd M. Raskin, MR&R Email regarding future Attormey-client
strategy regarding séttlement | privilege/work
. product
09/15/2010 Bob Rosenthal, Selective Todd M. Raskin, MR&R Email regarding policy with | Attorney work
Insurance regard to future strategy. product
09/15/2010 Todd M. Raskin, MR&R Ms. Eiber, Brouse McDowell | Email regarding policies and | Attorney work
| future strategy. product
9/15/2010 Todd M. Raskin, MR&R Lisa Miller, Law Director of Email transmitting policies. Attomey-~client
City of Barberton 7 privilege/work
: product
09/17/2010 Keven Eiber, Brouse Todd M. Raskin, MR&R Email requesting additional Attomey work
McDowell policies. : product.
09/17/2010 Bob Rosenthal, Selective Mary Ann Micklus & Todd M. | Email regarding, insurance Attorney work
Insurance Raskin policy. product.
09/20/2010 Todd M. Raskin, MR&R Scottsdale, RLI Corp., Email transmitting Plaintiff's | Attorney-client
Selective, Oid National Ins. settlement demand. privilege/work
product

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City of Barberton’s Privilege or Work-Product Documents Log

DATE AUTHOR RECIPIENT (S) DESCRIPTION REASON FOR
NON-
PRODUCTION
| 09/20/20 10 Todd M. Raskin, MR&R Lisa Miller, Law Direcior Email transmitting Plaintiffs Attorney-chient
settlement demand. privilege/work
product
09/24/2010 Todd M. Raskin, MR&R Swartz of Old National Ins. Email transmitting coverage | Attorney work
position. product-
09/24/2010 Todd M. Raskin, MR&R Scottsdale Insurance Co. Email transmitting status Attomey-client
report. privilege/work
product
09/24/2010 Todd M. Raskin, MR&R Carmen Naso, Expert Email transmitting Attomey work
documents with regard to product
strategy of case.
09/27/2010 Todd M. Raskin, MR&R Keven Eiber, Brouse String of emails regarding Attomey work
RLI’s coverage letter. product.
09/28/2010 Carmen Naso, Expert Todd M. Raskin, MR&R Email requesting Affidavit in , Attorney work
regards to strategy. product.
09/29/2010 Bob Rosenthal Patrick Stetz & Todd Raskin | Email regarding Attorney work
reassignment. , product
09/29/2010 Todd M. Raskin, MR&R Scottsdale Insurance Co. Email transmitting retention | Attorney-client
letter to Expert Naso. privilege/work
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