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The ERISA Litigation Newsletter - February 2013

In This Issue: - Editor's Overview - View from Proskauer: Are Your Conversations Privileged under ERISA? - Rulings, Filings, and Settlements of Interest ...more

Merck Compelled to Disclose Documents; Confidentiality and Privilege Waived with Prior Disclosure to Government

A court has ruled that Merck’s production of documents to the government under a confidentiality agreement during the Vioxx investigation waived any confidentiality or privilege; documents that Merck had previously disclosed...more

Healthcare Law Newsletter Fall/Winter 2012: Ninth Circuit Addresses Fiduciary Exception to Attorney-Client Privilege in ERISA...

In an opinion authored by Judge Berzon for Stephan v. Unum Life Insurance Company of America, 697 F.3d 917 (9th Cir. 2012), the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reviewed the Northern District of California’s decision to uphold...more