privilege is logical since the common interest privilege is nothing more than an extension of the scope of the attorney- client privilege. Other courts have likewise approved the use of affidavits. See, e.g., Royal Surplus Lines Ins. Co. v. Sofamor Danek Group, Inc., 190 F.R.D. 463, 473 (W.D.Tenn. 1998); Chan v. City of Chicago, 162 F.R.D. 344, 345-46 (N.D.Ill.1995); Visual Scene, Inc. v. Pilkington Bros., 508 So.2d at 441. 19 . Beneficial Franchise Co. v. Bank One, N.A., 205 F.R.D. 212, 220 (N.D.Ill.2001); McNally Tunneling Corp. v. City of Evanston, No. 00C6979, 2001 WL 1246630, at *4, 2001 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 17090, at *14 (N.D.Ill. Oct. 18, 2001). 20 . Hickman v. Taylor, 329 U.S. at 512, 67 S.Ct. at 394; see also Memphis Puhl’g Co. v. City of Memphis, 871 S.W.2d 681, 689 (Tenn.1994) (<HOLDING>). 21 . Hickman v. Taylor, 329 U.S. at 510, 67
holding that a client is vicariously liable for an attorneys allegedly intentional tortious conduct if the attorney acted as the clients agent holding that attorneys and not clients choose the arguments to present holding that a law firm receiving funds for a client was not an initial transferee because the firms role with respect to the received money was to accept the funds in settlement of its clients case deposit the money in trust keep as fees only what the the clients agreed to and pay the rest to the bank on behalf of the clients in satisfaction of their loan holding clients independent voluntary decision to dismiss products liability suit precluded finding that attorneys alleged negligent preparation of case proximately caused clients injury recognizing an attorneys right to conduct the clients case with a certain degree of privacy