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 ...
In the context of third-party liability claims, a familiar arrangement arises when an insurer retains defense counsel for its insured: the ...
The litigation privilege protects parties and their lawyers from liability for statements they make not only at trial, but at all stages of litigation and in other quasi-judicial proceedings as well.
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A judge has placed a stay on a hip-hop artist’s defamation case against A$AP Rocky and the rapper’s attorney. Judge Randolph ...
In this recent decision from the Delaware Court of Chancery, Seva Holdings v. Octo Platform Equity Holdings, the court considered whether a membership interest repurchase right under an LLC agreement ...
A: In California, there is a litigation privilege that protects communications from civil liability. These can include a variety of publications, from writings to verbal accusations. The privilege is ...
Australia’s Federal Court ordered a plaintiff to pay two parties’ costs in connection with interlocutory processes that requested the production of documents over which the parties asserted legal ...