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District Court: Common Interest May Protect Communications with Third Parties from Discovery, but Not Always

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The District of Delaware recently denied in part a motion to compel production of documents and testimony between a patentee and potential investors, valuation firms and an international bank based on the common interest...more

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Court Says Anticipated Litigation Unnecessary to Support Common Interest Doctrine Protection

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Despite litigants' and bar groups' valiant efforts to expand common interest doctrine protection to transactional settings, most courts limit that doctrine's protection to ongoing or anticipated litigation contexts. However,...more

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The Common Interest Doctrine: Lessons on avoiding an inadvertent waiver of the attorney-client privilege

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Most lawyers are familiar with the general rule that a client waives the attorney-client privilege by disclosing the privileged information to third parties. The common interest doctrine, however, provides an exception to...more

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New York Court Expands Application Of Common Interest Privilege In Case Involving M&A Transaction

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Expanding the law in New York governing the attorney client privilege, New York’s intermediate appellate court held last week that anticipated or pending litigation is not a necessary prerequisite to invoking the common...more

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New Jersey Supreme Court Officially Adopts Common Interest Doctrine - This Opinion Is Consistent with Those in Other States and...

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The New Jersey Supreme Court recently issued an opinion that, for the first time in New Jersey, expressly adopted the "common interest doctrine." The July 21, 2014, opinion provided confidentiality protections for...more

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