High Court Told Significant Purpose Test Protects Attorney-Client Privilege

Mealey's (January 3, 2023, 12:23 PM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — On the eve of Jan. 9 oral arguments on the application of attorney-client privilege in the context of dual-purpose documents sought in discovery, a petitioner law firm tells the U.S. Supreme Court in its Dec. 30 reply brief that the significant purpose test “faithfully applies” the protections of the privilege to “a client’s confidential communications with a lawyer.”...

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