The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Max Mitchell | February 3, 2023
Bosworth, however, says that the defense's characterization of the deposition turns events on their head, and that it was defense attorneys who had acted improperly during the initial round of depositions.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Robert S. Kelner, Gail S. Kelner and Joshua D. Kelner | January 30, 2023
It is clear that there are issues which may arise with respect to the scope of the waiver of the physician-patient privilege in personal injury and medical malpractice actions which require scrutiny when pertinent pleadings are prepared.
By Amanda Bronstad | January 30, 2023
In lawsuits, GlaxoSmithKline, Unilever and others are challenging the scientific methods used by Valisure, the Connecticut laboratory whose reports have prompted recalls, and subsequent class actions, over drugs, sunscreen and dry shampoo.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Aleeza Furman | January 27, 2023
"What we have here is an opportunity for the Superior Court to put its eyes on these privilege issues in a way that's a little different than we've seen in some recent decisions," said Kline & Specter's Charles Becker.
By Michael A. Mora | January 26, 2023
"We're starting to see certain law firms using this tactic as a bludgeon rather than a way to refine certain questions that need to be answered by a corporate representative," said Edward G. Guedes, a partner at Weiss Serota Helfman Cole & Bierman.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Kelly Lavelle | January 26, 2023
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 and nonlegal advice.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Riley Brennan | January 24, 2023
"Mrs. O'Brien's interest in appealing the discovery order is no different from any party seeking to keep relevant, inculpatory evidence out of court," the appeals court said. "That interest—common to all civil defendants—does not constitute a right too important to be denied immediate review under Pa.R.A.P. 313(b)."
By Mason Lawlor | January 24, 2023
A federal magistrate judge stopped short of issuing the harshest requested sanctions in a dispute over the deletion of electronically stored information, finding that a failure to preserve the data did not equal an "intent to deprive" the plaintiffs of it.
By Avalon Zoppo | January 23, 2023
The justices' order lets stand a decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit adopting the so-called "primary purpose" test, which requires that the main purpose of a communication be legal advice for it to be considered privileged.
Connecticut Law Tribune | News
By Emily Cousins | January 13, 2023
"It seems to me that, maybe, all bets are off in the case," Judge Barbara Bellis said.
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