In an unlawful termination suit wherein defendant-employer appealed from an order granting plaintiff's motion to compel the production of documents that, according to defendant, were protected by the attorney-client privilege, dismissal of the appeal for lack of jurisdiction is affirmed where disclosure orders adverse to the attorney-client privilege do not qualify for immediate appeal under the collateral order doctrine. Postjudgment appeals, together with other review mechanisms, suffice to protect the rights of litigants and preserve the vitality of the attorney-client privilege.
Read Mohawk Indus., Inc. v. Carpenter, No. 08-678
Appellate Information
Argued October 5, 2009
Decided December 8, 2009
Judges
Opinion by Justice Sotomayor
Concurrence by Justice Thomas
