Lawyers for Roger Clemens won access to information the law firm DLA Piper wanted to keep secret from the defense team on the ground the attorney work product doctrine shielded the documents from disclosure.
Judge Reggie Walton of Washington federal district court said Clemens’ defense lawyers are entitled to “pierce the cloak of protection” that might otherwise protect DLA Piper interview notes and memos prepared when the firm investigated the use of performance enhancing drugs in Major League Baseball.
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