A New Jersey judge has ordered a lawyer to testify about his role in an alleged attempt to mislead New Jersey regulators into allowing his clients to build on protected wetlands. Superior Court Judge Peter Doyne has ruled that Joseph Basralian's testimony, concerning his actions while representing a real estate investment company, could be compelled under the crime-fraud exception to the attorney-client privilege. The fraud accusation is part of a derivative shareholder's suit.
November 01, 2007 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
A Bergen County, N.J., judge has ordered a lawyer to testify about his role in an alleged attempt to mislead New Jersey regulators into allowing his clients to build on protected wetlands.
Superior Court Judge Peter Doyne ruled that Joseph Basralian’s testimony could be compelled under the crime-fraud exception to the attorney-client privilege, finding the plaintiff had made out a prima facie case of fraud.
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