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Attorney-Client Privilege Medical Malpractice

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

Washington Supreme Court Extends Corporate Attorney-Client Privilege to Non-Employee Agents of Defendant Hospitals

On November 12, 2020, the Washington Supreme Court extended corporate attorney-client privilege protection to appropriate ex parte communications between defendant hospitals and their non-employee agents. The court’s decision...more

White and Williams LLP

PA Superior Court Holds Attorney-Client Communications in Divorce Records are Discoverable in Medical Malpractice Case

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On September 23, 2019, the Pennsylvania Superior Court in Corey v. Wilkes-Barre General Hospital held that divorce records, including attorney-client communications, were discoverable. The Superior Court’s decision in Corey...more

Pullman & Comley, LLC

Appellate Court Notes

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Supreme Court Advance Release Opinions: SC19586 - Harrington v. Freedom of Information Commission - The Court started off by saying..... We have not previously had occasion to squarely address..... [this]...more

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

New York Recognizes Attorney-Client Privilege Regarding Consultations with Firm's General Counsel

Stock v. Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP, __ N.Y.S.3d __, 2016 WL 3556655 (2016) Brief Summary - A New York appellate court reversed the trial court's decision to compel disclosure of communications between...more

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