Civil Law & Litigation for Paralegals 1st Edition by Neal Bevans

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Wally Whistleblower was fired last year by Spurious, Inc. Wally alleges that he was fired when he brought the company's questionable accounting practices to the attention of the shareholders. He has brought a wrongful termination suit against Spurious, Inc. Wally's attorney, Laura Litigator, is questioning a Spurious employee at a deposition. Also present at the deposition is Barry Barrister, representing Spurious, Inc. Laura asks the following question:
Q: At any point in your employment with Spurious, did you ever observe any accounting practices that you thought were questionable, unethical, or illegal?
A: Well, I would have to say-
Mr. Barrister: Objection. This question goes into privileged matter. I direct the witness not to answer this question.
Is this question objectionable? What privilege could Mr. Barrister be asserting in this case? Is this a legitimate objection or could it be subject to a motion for sanctions under the discovery rules?