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 ongoing case accusing him of wire fraud.

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...