context: Applying this principle, courts have "held that information which is to be communicated to the public or others is not privileged." Similarly, "[documents which merely communicate information obtained from independent sources are not protected by the attorneyclient privilege."
citation_a.signal: see also
citation_a.identifier: 816 F.2d 403, 403
citation_a.parenthetical: "business documents sent to corporate officers and employees, as well as the corporation's attorneys, do not become privileged automatically"
citation_a.sentence: See also Simon, supra, 816 F.2d at 403 (“business documents sent to corporate officers and employees, as well as the corporation’s attorneys, do not become privileged automatically”).
citation_b.signal: no signal
citation_b.identifier: 91 F.R.D. 5, 5
citation_b.parenthetical: "Funneling papers past corporate counsel will not shield the communications from disclosure"
citation_b.sentence: Sneider, supra, 91 F.R.D. at 5 (“Funneling papers past corporate counsel will not shield the communications from disclosure”).