A recent decision from the SDNY, United States v. Heppner, has generated outsized commentary suggesting that the use of ...

Assertion of privilege is a double-edged sword that can cause trouble as easily as it can get you out of it. The best lawyers know the ins-and-outs of the attorney-client privilege. They know them ...

As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes more prevalent in the legal sector and corporate operations, its implications for attorney-client privilege should be a rising concern for board members. AI ...

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The conversations David Hoovler had with Andre Thurston in 2008 about the Megan McDonald murder are protected by attorney-client privilege, one of the bedrock principles of our legal system. In 2008, ...

Q: We are in a civil case with others, suing a person who engaged in fraudulent misconduct. We share the same attorney who is trying to establish that the attorney-client privilege between this guy ...

Many lawyers across Missouri take exception to how the Sunshine Law's first exception of attorney-client privilege is interpreted. Some say the exception in the state statute granting the public the ...

September 19, 2025 - Everyone knows the baseline rule: an attorney cannot, and should not, coach a witness on the record during a deposition or influence the witness to change testimony. A deposition ...

Lansing — The more than $300 million in tax dollars set aside for school safety and mental health initiatives in the state's $84 billion spending plan comes with a significant caveat that is giving ...