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Can Clients Safely Share Protected Communications With Their Parents?

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The attorney-client privilege is so fragile that even disclosing protected communications to family members normally waives it. An Arizona appellate court recently took a forgiving view, but a concurring judge sounded the...more

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Defying gravity: US M&A H1 2019: Three key M&A decisions from Delaware courts

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The first half of 2019 saw several decisions from the Delaware courts that will affect M&A dealmaking - Aruba: Supreme Court awards "deal price less synergies" in closely watched appraisal case - Rejecting the Chancery...more

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Attorney-Client Privilege Successfully Argued by City in PRA Case - California Appellate Court Decision Says Even a Judge Can’t...

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A recent California appellate court decision underscores the sanctity of the attorney-client privilege — holding that even an in camera review of claimed privileged communications is not permitted. This applies even though a...more

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Florida Supreme Court: Physicians' Peer Reviews Not Protected from Public Disclosure

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• The Florida Supreme Court has reversed a decision of the Florida Second District Court of Appeal and held that an analysis of a medical malpractice claim sent by an attorney to an external medical review company in...more

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California Supreme Court Concludes Attorney Invoices Privileged During Ongoing Litigation

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Attorney invoices may be protected in their entirety by the attorney-client privilege during ongoing litigation. After litigation has concluded, however, those same invoices may be discoverable. So concludes the California...more

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California Employment Law Notes - July 2016

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Employer Is Entitled To Recover $4 Million In Attorney's Fees From EEOC - CRST Van Expedited, Inc. v. EEOC, 578 U.S. ___, 136 S. Ct. 1642 (2016) - The EEOC filed suit against CRST (a trucking company) alleging...more

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Appeals Court Decision Protects Attorney-Client Privilege in Internal Investigation

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In In re Kellogg Brown & Root, Inc., et al., No. 14-5319 (D.C. Cir. August 11, 2015), the Court reversed a district court’s ruling that KBR waived these protections by using materials created in the course of a privileged...more

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