Attorney-client privilege (which comes from a variety of sources, depending on the state and court) and work product doctrine (which rests on ...

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 ...

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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 ...

A flat-bladed screwdriver can hew away strips of wood. But any woodworker knows a chisel would be the preferred tool for shaving and shaping the wood. Forcing a tool to perform another task not only ...

Attorney-client confidentiality is one of the oldest pillars of American justice. Americans not only have a right to talk with a lawyer, but also to talk privately with the lawyer. After all, what ...

The past year has proven challenging for many law school clinics and student-based organizations. They have experienced the political and legal retaliation that sometimes comes when representing ...

A decision issued on March 6 by the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia serves as a stark reminder that internal investigations must be carefully structured and executed to garner the ...

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 ...