Which of the Following Was the Result in the Case

question 50

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was the result in the case of Holmes v.Petrovich Development Co.involving the issue of whether e-mail communications sent between an employee and her attorney on an employer-owned computer were protected by the attorney-client privilege?

• A) That the communications were not protected by the attorney-client privilege because it was sent by electronic means regardless of whether or not others had access.
• B) That the communications were not protected by the attorney-client privilege because others in the transmittal process had access to the communications.
• C) That the communications were not protected by the attorney-client privilege because the plaintiff was aware that the communications violated company policy and were subject to monitoring.
• D) That the communications were not protected by the attorney-client privilege because the employer owned the computer used.
• E) That the communications were protected by the attorney-client privilege.

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