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

As artificial intelligence becomes increasingly embedded in legal workflows, managing partners and in-house legal leaders must confront a ...

Attorney-client privilege is formidable and taken very seriously in California. The privilege is not, however, absolute.

Can employees retain attorney-client privilege for e-mails sent to their lawyers using employer-provided e-mail and computers? Attorney Anthony E. Davis seeks to reconcile apparently inconsistent ...

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.

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 ...

When federal prosecutors apply for a search warrant on the premises of an attorney, Justice Department policy requires the approval of either the district's U.S. attorney or the assistant U.S.

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 ...

Mayor Brandon Scott and his law department are making bogus claims to deny Isabel Mercedes Cumming access to records needed for her watchdog investigations. [OP-ED] ...

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Minnesota business attorneys, heads up: documents provided to clients that blur the distinction between legal and business advice, while previously protected disclosure, may become a powerful weapon ...