6 canonical passages across 6 cases, quoted by 25 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side — they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from In Re Sealed Case.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | In Re Sealed Case Anchor | green | “ecause looks to the vitality of the adversary system rather than simply seeking to preserve confidentiality, the work product privilege is not automatically waived by any disclosure to a third party.” | 5 |
| 2 | Meoli v. American Medical Service of San Diego | green | “voluntary disclosure of attorney work product to an adversary in the litigation defeats the policy underlying the privilege.” | 4 |
| 3 | United States ex rel. Purcell v. MWI Corp. | green | “party does not automatically waive the work-product privilege by disclosure to a third party.” | 4 |
| 4 | Medinol Ltd. v. Boston Scientific Corp. | green | “unlike the attorney-client privilege, . . . work product protection is not necessarily waived by disclosures to third persons.” | 4 |
| 5 | Navigant Consulting, Inc. v. Wilkinson | green | “document is entitled to work product protection if the primary motivating purpose behind the creation of the document was to aid in possible future litigation.” | 4 |
| 6 | Blockbuster Entertainment Corp. v. McComb Video, Inc. | green | “he general rule is that litigation need not necessarily be imminent as long as the primary motivating purpose behind the creation of the document was to aid in possible future litigation.” | 4 |
A red or yellow flag on a member means the underlying case has negative treatment — for those, check the case page before relying on the passage.