Roofing Defendant Can’t Depose Plaintiff’s General Counsel, Federal Magistrate Rules

(September 17, 2024, 9:14 AM EDT) -- SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — A Massachusetts federal magistrate judge granted a protective order blocking a defendant in a defective roofing case from deposing a defendant’s general counsel, finding that he is covered by attorney-client privilege and the attorney work product doctrine and that the defendants have other means to get information about a defendant’s possible sale....