Marital Communications Privilege

News & Analysis as of May 25, 2013

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A Marital Disqualification

by Nancy Van Tine | Burns & Levinson LLP on 4/15/2013

I got caught this April Fools’ Day by a very funny and elaborate April Fools’ prank by my partner Shep Davidson, co-author with Renee Inomata of The In-House Advisor blog. It made me think about a real evidentiary...more

Do You Need A Lawyer for a Federal Grand Jury Subpoena? [Video]

by The Kaiser Law Firm PLLC on 2/13/2013

Matt Kaiser, a Washington DC federal criminal defense attorney at The Kaiser Law Firm PLLC (http://www.tklf.com), discusses how a lawyer can add value if you have received a federal grand jury subpoena. If you'd like more...more

Fourth Circuit Rules Emails Sent From Husband’s Work Address To His Wife Are Not Privileged

by James G. Ryan | Cullen and Dykman LLP on 1/16/2013

On December 13, 2012, the Fourth Circuit found that emails sent from a husband to a wife were not protected by the marital privilege because they were sent from his work computer....more

Confidentiality From The Boardroom To The Bedroom

by Michael Schmidt | Cozen O'Connor on 1/14/2013

Sometimes we can learn valuable employment law lessons from even the non-employment law court decisions. What happens if the boardroom meeting to discuss your company’s trade secrets ends up as pillow talk between an...more

Fourth Circuit Affirms Marital Privilege Does Not Apply To Emails Exchanged Using Employer’s Computer

by BuckleySandler LLP on 1/8/2013

On December 13, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit held that the marital privilege does not protect information included in emails exchanged via a spouse’s employer-owned computer and network. United States v....more

Federal Courts Continue Grappling With Privacy Issues And Employee Communications

by Beth P. Zoller | XpertHR - Partnered with LexisNexis on 1/5/2013

The federal courts continue to evaluate an employee's right to privacy and an employer's right to monitor employee communications and terminate employees based on those communications, whether under common law, statute or the...more

Marital Communications are “Essential to the Preservation of Marriage” – Unless Made from a Workplace Computer

by Gil Keteltas | BakerHostetler on 12/14/2012

Communications between spouses are typically accorded a “marital communications privilege” because they are “regarded as so essential to the preservation of the marriage relationship as to outweigh the disadvantages to the...more

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Marital Communications Privilege

A Marital Disqualification

Do You Need A Lawyer for a Federal Grand Jury Subpoena? [Video]

Fourth Circuit Rules Emails Sent From Husband’s Work Address To His Wife Are Not Privileged

Confidentiality From The Boardroom To The Bedroom

Fourth Circuit Affirms Marital Privilege Does Not Apply To Emails Exchanged Using Employer’s Computer

Federal Courts Continue Grappling With Privacy Issues And Employee Communications

Marital Communications are “Essential to the Preservation of Marriage” – Unless Made from a Workplace Computer

Do You Need A Lawyer for a Federal Grand Jury Subpoena? [Video]

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