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Absolute litigation privilege continues its expansion in Illinois

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In the recent decision, of Lewis v. Kalbhen, 2025 IL App (1st) 242110, the Illinois Appellate Court, First District, reaffirmed and meaningfully expanded the scope of the absolute litigation privilege, providing important...more

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Ballast in Litigation Privilege: Commercial Court Finds No Privilege in Expert’s Investigations but No Waiver of Privilege in...

In the recent case of Kyla Shipping Co Ltd v Freight Trading Ltd [2022] EWHC 376 (Comm) the English Commercial Court rejected a claim to litigation privilege over preliminary investigations conducted by a party appointed...more

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Legal Privilege In Regulatory Audit Investigations

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The relationship between a business and its auditor often requires privileged material to be passed to the auditor to enable it to properly understand the financial risks to the business of existing and potential litigation....more

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Federal judge provides reminder that fraudulent mass tort litigation can carry criminal, as well as civil, consequences

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Recently, a Mississippi federal judge provided a heartening reminder that, while it may seem all too often ignored, fraud in the mass tort context can carry serious—indeed, criminal—consequences. As we discuss below, victims...more

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