Attorney-client privilege is formidable and taken very seriously in California. The privilege is not, however, absolute.
In the context of third-party liability claims, a familiar arrangement arises when an insurer retains defense counsel for its insured: the ...
The ruling paves the way for The Renco Group Inc. to receive documents for a criminal investigation it believes will prove a ...
Jurisdictions confronted with this common situation have offered some helpful, although inconclusive, guidance, and the below recent cases can shed light on how privilege is applied in real-world ...
Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott cut off the inspector general’s access to some city Law Department records, citing ...
A founder of a nonprofit organization who is facing federal wire fraud, theft and tax evasion charges has asked a judge to suppress evidence he claims was improperly disclosed to prosecutors in ...
Using AI chatbots for legal advice matters may put attorney-client privilege at risk, and the chat logs could be used against ...
The attorney-client privilege preserves the confidentiality of communications between lawyers and their clients. As a legal entity, the University can assert the privilege. Communications may be ...
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Samantha Weissbluth, senior counsel, and Simon Johnson, associate, Foley & Lardner LLP, Chicago The fiduciary exception to attorney-client privilege has long complicated attorneys’ lives. And that’s ...
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