when is material protected from discovery by work product protection
Work-product doctrine In American civil procedure, the work-product doctrine protects materials prepared in anticipation of litigation from discovery by opposing counsel.[1] It is also known as the work-product rule, the work-product immunity, and the work-product exception. It is sometimes mistakenly called the work-product privilege.This doctrine does not apply in other countries, where such communications are not protected, but where the legal discovery process itself is much more limited.[2]