Texas Supreme Court Draws Line on Attorney Immunity Privilege
The litigation privilege insulates communications made by lawyers and their clients during, and in some circumstances, prior to judicial or quasi-judicial proceedings from defamation and other tort claims. ...more
The absolute litigation privilege is a long-standing legal principle that statements made during the course of a judicial proceeding by participants in the proceeding (whether parties, attorneys, witnesses, or judges) are...more
Michael Qualizza v. Neil D. Freeman, et al., 2024 IL App (1st) 231534-U (July 26, 2024) - Brief Summary - The First District Appellate Court in Illinois reaffirmed the broad scope of the absolute litigation privilege in...more
The Kentucky Supreme Court affirmed the dismissal of a defamation action based on statements made during a court-ordered arbitration. The “judicial statements privilege,” as it’s known in Kentucky, provides an “absolute...more