Some conversations are protected even within courtrooms. Privileged communications are conversations between two people within a relationship that the law protects from being disclosed on the witness ...

As the Court of Appeals noted, there exists an obvious tension between the policy favoring full disclosure and the policy permitting parties to withhold relevant information. 6 Consequently, the ...

Inquiries received from Michael J. Hutter's previous Evidence column, together with the Supreme Court's grant of certiorari and then subsequent dismissal of the appeal as improvidently granted in 'In ...

This article discusses the issue of attorney-client privilege for unpaid attorney members of non-profit boards of directors. The question arises whether or not communications to and from the boards of ...

In Florida, the legislature deemed open dialogue between an accountant and a client so important that, in 1978, it adopted a privilege nonexistent in the common law: the accountant-client privilege.[1 ...

The attorney-client privilege preserves the confidentiality of communications between lawyers and their clients. As a legal entity, the University can assert the privilege. Communications may be ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Lance B. Eliot is a world-renowned AI scientist and consultant. This article is more than 2 years old. Lawyers and their ...

Last year, in order to re-secure the confidentiality of attorney-client communications, the House of Representatives, with the support of Rep. Peter Welch, unanimously passed on a voice vote the ...

LAWRENCE, Kan. (WIBW) - Officials have agreed to an audit after privileged communications between attorneys and their clients in the Douglas Co. Jail were found to be in non-privileged call logs. The ...

A founder of a nonprofit organization who is facing federal wire fraud, theft and tax evasion charges has asked a judge to ...