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Can we expect any privacy when it comes to personal emails created at work?  Perhaps a little.  The New Jersey Supreme Court in Stengart v. Loving Care Agency affirmed a lower court opinion last week holding that despite an employer’s corporate computer policies reserving all rights to review employee emails, an employee’s communications with her attorney were protected by the attorney client privilege and, thus, off limits to review by her employer. 2010 WL 1189458 (N.J. March 30, 2010). Marina Stengart used her employer’s laptop computer to communicate with her attorney about an anticipated lawsuit against her employer “through her personal, password-protected, web-based email account.” … [ Continue reading → ]