Waivers, Attorney-Client Privilege

No Directors, No Officers, No Employees And No Agents – Now What?

by Keith Paul Bishop | Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis... on 5/3/2013

Occasionally, a corporation may find itself with no directors and no management. Yet, the corporation does not cease to exist. One might wonder what use can there be in a corporation deprived of head and limb. In...more

Business Litigation Report -- March 2013

by Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP on 4/3/2013

In This Issue: - Firm News: Quinn Emanuel Recognized as a “2013 Go-To Law Firm for Top 500 Companies” and Quinn Emanuel Named Law360 Class Action Practice Group of the Year - Main...more

Avoiding Inadvertent Privilege Waivers: A Primer

by Licyau Wong | Foley & Lardner LLP on 3/13/2013

You are an associate in a law firm who has just been assigned the responsibility of managing a document production in a breach of contracts case. There are 700,000 electronic documents to be reviewed, and there is a...more

California Court Holds That A Tripartite Attorney-Client Relationship Exists Between A Title Insurer, Its Insured And Counsel...

by Kenneth Styles | Miller Starr Regalia on 1/25/2013

Ten years ago, a California Court of Appeal took a relatively narrow view of the attorney-client privilege in conjunction with claims investigation and analysis conducted by a title insurer’s in-house counsel....more

New Legislation Prevents Privilege Waiver When Providing Information To CFPB

by Stephen M. Quinlivan | Leonard, Street and Deinard - Dodd-Frank and... on 12/31/2012

A new bill has been signed into law which prevents a waiver of attorney-client privilege when a regulated entity submits information to the CFPB. ...more

Mortgage Banking Update - December 14, 2012

by Paul Apicella, Stefanie Jackman, Alan S. Kaplinsky, Barbara S. Mishkin, Brian D. Pedrow, Christopher J. Willis | Ballard Spahr LLP on 12/14/2012

In This Issue: - CFPB Monitor Named to the ABA Journal Annual Blawg 100 List - Temporary CONGRESS PASSES LEGISLATION TO FIX CFPB PRIVILEGE WAIVER PROBLEM - CFPB DESCRIBES PLANS FOR COORDINATING WITH STATE...more

Legislation to fix CFPB privilege waiver problem passes Congress

by Barbara S. Mishkin | Ballard Spahr LLP on 12/14/2012

The U.S. Senate, by unanimous consent, has passed a bill previously approved by the House of Representatives (H.R. 4014) that amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to provide protection against waiver of the...more

Congress Passes Legislation To Fix CFPB Privilege Waiver Problem

by Keith R. Fisher, Alan S. Kaplinsky, Christopher J. Willis | Ballard Spahr LLP on 12/14/2012

The U.S. Senate, by unanimous consent, has passed a bill (H.R. 4014) that amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to provide protection against waiver of the attorney-client privilege when privileged information is shared...more

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