(Reuters) - The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has opted against a test for attorney-client privilege that would have broadened the scope of the shield for communications in which lawyers provide ...

"Given our increasingly complex regulatory landscape, attorneys often wear dual hats, serving as both a lawyer and a trusted business advisor," wrote Ninth Circuit Judge Kenneth Lee. "Our court, ...

"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 ...

(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: ...

Type to search articles, cases, and authors. Press ↵ to view all results. In Re Grand Jury asks how courts should assess attorney-client privilege when a client seeks partly legal and partly nonlegal ...

In recent years, the courts have frequently been called upon to define the scope of legal advice privilege. 2 Understandably, it remains a contentious topic between litigants: a party subject to a ...