WASHINGTON (CN) — An anonymous law firm faced an uphill battle at the Supreme Court on Monday as it argued that attorney-client privilege covers communications spanning both legal and nonlegal advice.

In complex litigation, understanding when a document is protected by attorney-client privilege can be challenging, especially when privilege issues arise in multidistrict litigation (MDL) like the In ...

On January 9, 2023, the United States Supreme Court heard oral argument in In re Grand Jury, No. 21-1397, a case with potentially far-reaching implications concerning the application of the ...

On Jan. 9, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument on whether the attorney-client privilege protects against disclosure of dual-purpose communications—where the communications contain both legal ...

"I'm wondering if you would just comment on the ancient legal principle of 'If it ain't broke, don't fix it,'" Justice Elena Kagan said. At least three justices seemed wary of creating a test that ...

March 7, 2023 - In re Grand Jury, 23 F.4th 1088, 1090 (9th Cir. 2021) — originating out of California — recently reignited debate regarding "the oldest of the privileges for confidential ...

(Reuters) - Most of the groups that filed friend-of-the-court briefs last week in a crucial U.S. Supreme Court case about the scope of attorney-client privilege rallied around one limiting principle: ...

Jumping on the bandwagon with other circuit courts, an influential federal appeals court has adopted for the first time a five-part test for determining the nature of the attorney-client relationship ...