If the responses to his administrative subpoenas are any indication, Texas Attorney General John Cornyn could face high hurdles in his investigation of the conduct of the state's five tobacco lawyers. Four lawyers who could have the most relevant information to Cornyn's investigation have challenged the legal foundation for the demands or say the documents are protected by attorney-client privilege. In one of the challenges, Cornyn apparently backed down from an earlier threat to sue to get the documents.
November 17, 1999 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
If the responses to his administrative subpoenas are any indication, Texas Attorney General John Cornyn could face some high hurdles in his investigation of the conduct of the state’s five tobacco lawyers.
Four lawyers who arguably could have the most relevant information to Cornyn’s investigation have challenged the legal foundation for the demands or say the documents are protected by attorney-client privilege.
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