James A. Lash v. Freedom of Information Commission

Summary

The court held that the requested documents were protected by the attorney-client privilege because their content and surrounding circumstances established that they concerned legal advice about pending litigation and were confidential communications. It also upheld the invalidation of the civil penalty against Lash because the findings supporting the penalty had been reversed. The court agreed that it could resolve the privilege issue through its own in camera review and therefore reversed only the order remanding the matter to the trial court.