Two recent federal court decisions—issued one week apart—reach sharply divergent conclusions on whether materials generated using ...

When Judge Jed Rakoff ruled in United States v. Heppner (S.D.N.Y. Feb. 17, 2026) that documents a criminal defendant created through exchanges ...

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.

When civil litigation turns ugly, it sometimes devolves into allegations of defamation not just between the parties, but against their lawyers as well. In light of the broad privilege cloaking ...

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 ...

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: ...