The work-product privilege (or “work-product doctrine”) protects from discovery by the opposing party "documents and tangible things that are prepared in anticipation of litigation or for trial." Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(b)(3)(A)....
attorney-client privilege
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Attorney-client privilege protects confidential communications between a lawyer and their client that relate to the client's seeking of legal advice or services. This protection extends to any information exchanged during these privileged...
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Pursuant to a criminal investigation, a grand jury issued subpoenas to the target of the investigation, the owner of a company who is also a client of a tax law firm. In re Grand Jury at 1090. These subpoenas requested communications and documents...
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Oral argument: Oct. 5, 2009
Appealed from: United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (Aug. 26, 2008)
EVIDENCE, DISCLOSURE, CONFIDENTIALITY, ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVILEGE, COLLATERAL ORDER... (LIIBULLETIN preview)
The Jicarilla Apache Nation’s reservation covers a 900,000-acre area in New Mexico. See Brief for Petitioner, United States at 2. By statute, the Department of the Interior oversees the development of the reservation’s timber, gravel, oil and gas...