Explore 26 court opinions on Attorney Client Privilege. AI-powered plain English summaries, key holdings, and legal analysis.
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City of Edinburg denied access to state investigation documents
In Re City of Edinburg v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 10, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The City of Edinburg sought to compel the State of Texas to rele...
Court Rules Privilege Logs Must Specify Type of Privilege Claimed for Each Document
This case, Armstrong v. Superior Court, involved a dispute over whether a trial court could order a defendant to produce a privilege log that included information about the type of privilege being ass...
Client's disclosure to forensic accountants did not waive attorney-client privilege.
Martin Phipps, Individually and Phipps LLP v. Cord Largo, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on March 10, 2026, resulted in a reversed outcome. The dispute centered on whether Cord Largo, a former clie...
Court Orders Village of Basinger to Release Some, But Not All, Requested Public Records to Citizen
This case involved a dispute over public records requests made by Mr. Mason to the Village of Basinger. Mr. Mason sought various documents related to village operations, including financial records, m...
Texas Court of Appeals Upholds GM's Privilege Claims Against State Subpoena
In Re General Motors, LLC v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on February 18, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. This case concerns whether the State of Texas could compel...
Ohio Supreme Court: Broad Public Records Requests Not Automatically Invalid
State ex rel. Cincinnati Enquirer v. Baker Ross, decided by Ohio Supreme Court on February 17, 2026, resulted in a reversed outcome. The Ohio Supreme Court considered whether a "public records" reques...
Court Compels Law Firm to Produce Client Information Despite Privilege Claim
In Re Azhar Chaudhary Law Firm, PC; And Azhar M. Chaudhary v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on February 4, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. This case concerns the Sta...
Appellate Court Dismisses Mandamus for Unruled Motion
In Re David L. Sheller v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on February 3, 2026, resulted in a dismissed outcome. The appellant, David L. Sheller, sought a writ of mandamus to comp...
Attorneys Not Liable for Fraudulent Fee Inflation Claims
The Renco Group Inc. and the Doe Run Resources Corporation v. Napoli Shkolnik PLLC, decided by Eleventh Circuit on January 21, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Eleventh Circuit affirmed ...
Court excludes "bad acts" evidence against former officer charged with murder
People v. Super. Ct., decided by California Court of Appeal on January 16, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant, a former police officer, was charged with murder. The prosecution s...
Texas Fails to Shield Documents from Discovery
In Re State of Texas v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on January 14, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The State of Texas sought a writ of mandamus to compel the trial...
Texas appellate court protects privileged documents from discovery
In Re State of Texas v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on January 14, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The State of Texas sought a writ of mandamus to compel the trial...
Court Affirms CCPA 'Knowing Violation' Finding Despite Unintentional Non-Compliance
In re Thai, decided by California Court of Appeal on January 13, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's decision, holding that the defendant's action...
Ohio Appeals Court Upholds School District's Public Records Response
Fiedeldey v. Finneytown Local School Dist. Bd. of Edn., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on December 31, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Sixth District Court of Appeals of Ohio affirmed...
Court Denies Access to Records in Ongoing Investigation
Hahn, C., Aplt. v. OOR, decided by Pennsylvania Supreme Court on December 2, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Hahn, challenged a decision by the Office of Open Records (OOR) t...
Prosecutor's internal investigation records exempt from public disclosure
State ex rel. Barker v. Muskingum Cty. Prosecutor's Office, decided by Ohio Supreme Court on November 26, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Supreme Court considered whether a county ...
Prosecutor's blanket refusal to provide discovery doesn't violate due process
State ex rel. Ware v. O'Malley, decided by Ohio Supreme Court on November 25, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Supreme Court considered whether a prosecutor's "blanket" refusal to p...
Felony expungement denied due to incomplete probation
County of Los Angeles v. Lugo, decided by California Court of Appeal on November 21, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The County of Los Angeles appealed a trial court's decision to grant a w...
Nevada Supreme Court Orders In Camera Review for DOC Disciplinary Documents
STATE, DEP'T OF CORR. v. DIST. CT. (CAPERONIS) (CIVIL), decided by Nevada Supreme Court on November 13, 2025, resulted in a remanded outcome. The Nevada Supreme Court reviewed a District Court's order...
Court Denies Motion to Compel Financial Records in Real Estate Dispute
Matter of Hans-Gaston v. Sunshine, decided by New York Appellate Division on November 7, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The petitioner, Hans-Gaston, sought to compel the respondent, Sunshi...
Appeals court upholds DOJ's withholding of COVID-19 records under FOIA
Campaign for Accountability v. DOJ, decided by D.C. Circuit on October 17, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Campaign for Accountability sued the Department of Justice (DOJ) seeking to co...
Court partially grants FOIL request for former county attorney's records
People ex rel. Peter A. Barta v. Molina, decided by New York Court of Appeals on October 16, 2025, resulted in a mixed outcome. The plaintiff, Peter A. Barta, sought to compel the defendant, a former ...
Court orders limited disclosure of trust financial records over privilege claims
Matter of Scanlon v. Miller-Williams, decided by New York Appellate Division on September 24, 2025, resulted in a mixed outcome. The petitioner sought to compel the respondent to produce certain finan...
D.C. Circuit Orders Production of Contractor Documents, Rejecting Privilege Claims
In re: Sealed Case (PUBLIC REISSUED OPINION), decided by D.C. Circuit on September 24, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The D.C. Circuit reviewed a district court's order compelling a former...
Ohio Supreme Court: Drifting within lane insufficient for traffic stop
State ex rel. Martin v. McCormick, decided by Ohio Supreme Court on September 23, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Supreme Court considered whether a county court of appeals erred i...
Third Circuit Affirms Denial of Habeas Corpus for Alleged Sixth Amendment Violation
Ronald Koons v. Attorney General New Jersey, decided by Third Circuit on September 17, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Third Circuit reviewed the denial of Ronald Koons's habeas corpus ...