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

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 former in-house lawyer for a defunct business entity can't invoke attorney-client privilege to keep from submitting subpoenaed documents in a suit against it, the state Superior Court has ruled.

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

Act, introducing attorney-client privilege (ACP) between lawyers and clients, passed the National Assembly plenary session on the 29th. The revised bill stipulates that legal consultations between ...

Attorneys generally bill time in tenths of an hour, dutifully keeping for clients a contemporaneous record of everything from conversations, to areas of law researched, to summaries and outcomes of ...

This articles discusses New York's attorney-client privilege laws. "Due to the unquestionable importance of the privilege in the representation of a client by the attorney and the maintenance of the ...

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

Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott cut off the inspector general’s access to some city Law Department records, citing ...