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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

McDermott Will & Emery

Supreme Court Punts on Attorney-Client Privilege Question

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In a surprising move, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) dismissed a dispute involving the proper test to apply when determining whether an unnamed law firm’s mixed bag of communications involving both legal...more

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Littler Lightbulb: Labor & Employment Appellate Roundup

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This Littler Lightbulb highlights some recent labor and employment law developments at the U.S. Supreme Court and federal courts of appeal. At the Supreme Court. On October 3, the Justices agreed to hear In re Grand...more

Pullman & Comley, LLC

Voluntary Disclosure of a Communication with Counsel: The CT Appellate Court Recognizes “Subject Matter” Waiver

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Accordingly, we hold that the voluntary disclosure of a privileged attorney-client communication constitutes a waiver of the privilege as to all other communications concerning the same subject matter when the trial court...more

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