In the context of third-party liability claims, a familiar arrangement arises when an insurer retains defense counsel for its insured: the ...

The co-founder of Springdale-based nonprofit 2nd Milk is calling for a federal judge to dismiss a second indictment in an ...

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 ...

Camilo Artiga-Purcell flags up some of the cybersecurity, data protection and privilege risks associated with client-intake ...

In 2006, a landmark decision by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York resulted in a dramatic change in the Department of Justice's policies and practice in the prosecution of ...

If a lawyer is a defendant to a lawsuit and their defense primarily rests on privileged information, what the lawyer is permitted to disclose often depends on what the lawyer is accused of and by whom ...

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 ...

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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 ...