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 ...

A federal judge has denied a motion to dismiss or suppress evidence in the case against an area nonprofit's founders who are ...

A Pennsylvania federal judge was recently called on to apply the attorney-client privilege to a case in which the plaintiff accused comedian Bill Cosby of sexual assault and defamation. The judge's ...

“Rather, [the evidence] suggests that [the doctors] engaged legal counsel to navigate a complicated legal landscape,” Associate Justice Melissa Countway wrote in Tuesday’s opinion, disagreeing that ...

Bloomberg: Eric Chaffee, professor and the Peter M. Gerhart Distinguished Research Scholar at the School of Law, said attorney-client privilege is vital to corporate investigations, making lawyers ...

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 ...

Using AI chatbots for legal advice matters may put attorney-client privilege at risk, and the chat logs could be used against ...