The court thus ordered the defendants to produce redacted email chains that blocked the contents of the privileged communication while disclosing the others.

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According to the indictment, Thompson told hospital executives to communicate about the doctors through attorneys, so the communication would be privileged.

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The fact that communication does not lose its privileged nature solely because it is communicated electronically is not a compete safeguard.

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