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Vinson & Elkins LLP

Inside Baseball on Privilege Waiver: the Los Angeles Angels’ Recent Win Over Federal Prosecutors Serves a Welcome Reminder to...

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In a high-profile dispute between federal prosecutors and the Los Angeles Angels relating to criminal charges filed in the aftermath of a tragic overdose and death of an Angels pitcher, the government went on the offensive...more

McGuireWoods LLP

Court Applies the General Rule Finding a Privilege Waiver When Clients Disclose Privileged Communications to Public Relations...

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One of the most dangerous misperceptions among corporate clients is that disclosing privileged communications to such friendly outsiders as public relations consultants does not waive privilege protection as long as there is...more

Troutman Pepper

Protecting Privilege When Communicating With PR Consultants

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In high-profile cases in 2001 and 2003, federal courts recognized exceptions to the third-party waiver rule for privileged communications shared with public relations (PR) consultants. Since then, courts have repeatedly been...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

The E-Discovery Digest - October 2015

In This Issue: - Attorney-Client Privilege/Work Product Decisions: ..Decisions Protecting Against Disclosure ..Decisions Ordering Disclosure Other - Spoliation Decisions: ..Spoliation Sanctions...more

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