Posts tagged client privilege.
Blogs
4 minute read
Frequently, parties in both civil and criminal cases where fraud or corporate misconduct is being alleged attempt to defend themselves by arguing that they lacked unlawful intent because they relied upon the advice of counsel. Such an assertion instantly raises two fundamental questions: 1) what advice did the party's attorney actually give?; and 2) what facts and circumstances did the party disclose, or fail to disclose, in order to obtain that opinion? It is well understood that raising an advice of counsel defense consequently waives attorney/client privilege. Moreover ...
Back to Health Law Advisor Blog
Recent Updates
- The Battle Continues: No Appointments Clause Problem, BUT Eleventh Circuit Directs District Court to Consider Whether False Claims Act Qui Tam Provisions Violate Take Care, Vesting Clauses
- Bill Gates Gazes into the AI Crystal Ball: What are the Implications on the Healthcare and Life Sciences Industry
- 250+ Health Care Entities Targeted by HHS, DOJ Over Gender-Affirming Care for Minors
- Exclusion Authority (It’s Not Just the HHS-OIG Anymore …)
- The Sixth Circuit Revives the Medicare Waiver of Liability for Overpayments and Appeals