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

Attorney-client privilege (which comes from a variety of sources, depending on the state and court) and work product doctrine ...

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

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.

“Rather, [the evidence] suggests that [the doctors] engaged legal counsel to navigate a complicated legal landscape,” Associate Justice Melissa Countway wrote in Tuesday’s opinion, disagreeing that ...

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.

Act, introducing attorney-client privilege (ACP) between lawyers and clients, passed the National Assembly plenary session on the 29th. The revised bill stipulates that legal consultations between ...

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 ...

Using AI chatbots for legal advice matters may put attorney-client privilege at risk, and the chat logs could be used against ...