Texas Law Updates
By Michael Pezzulli and Charles J. Fortunado
Advanced Evidence and Discovery: Presented to the State Bar of Texas
An uncritical reading of the various opinions dealing with the use of discovery in litigation as “a sword and a shield” might conclude that it cannot be done. Notwithstanding the substantial body of case law to the contrary, discovery and claims of privilege can be used as both a sword and a shield. Indeed, it is often in the client’s best interest to use – or attempt to use – discovery and claims of privilege as both a sword and a shield.