In the third part of this series, we turn to what happens when litigation arrives and privilege is challenged.
The litigation privilege protects parties and their lawyers from liability for statements they make not only at trial, but at all stages of litigation and in other quasi-judicial proceedings as well.
As generative AI (GenAI) tools become embedded in legal and business workflows, courts are grappling with questions regarding how attorney-client privilege and the work-product doctrine apply to GenAI ...
In the recent decision, of Lewis v. Kalbhen, 2025 IL App (1st) 242110, the Illinois Appellate Court, First District, reaffirmed and meaningfully expanded the scope of the absolute litigation privilege ...
A: In California, there is a litigation privilege that protects communications from civil liability. These can include a variety of publications, from writings to verbal accusations. The privilege is ...
The dramatic rise in the use of artificial intelligence in the legal sector raises issues around legal professional privilege, the concept under English law ― and adopted under Bermuda law ― that ...
BOTTOM LINE: Where the circuit court held that Maryland’s common law litigation privilege barred claims brought by consumers alleging they were sued for monies they did not owe, it erred. CASE: ...