Inadvertent Disclosure Results in Disqualification of Opposing Counsel.

The article presents a court case Terraphase Engineering, Inc. v. Arcadis NV over the use of inadvertently disclosed privileged information. It mentions that case is heard in U.S. District Court in California, which granted accuser's motion for a temporary protective order due to opposing counsel's interception and use of privileged emails. It informs that the court ordered Arcadis to dismiss its counterclaim to re-file by new counsel without reference to any disclosed privileged information.