From the syllabus of today's Connecticut Supreme Court decision in Khan v. Yale Univ., which summarizes the court's reasoning in a unanimous opinion by Justice Raheem Mullins: In 2015, D accused the ...

The First District Appellate Court in Illinois reaffirmed the broad scope of the absolute litigation privilege in claims arising from communications (and other conduct) related to judicial proceedings ...

Ritchie CT Opps, LLC v. Huizenga Managers Fund, LLC, C.A. No. 2018-0196-SG (Del. Ch. May 30, 2019). The absolute litigation privilege is an affirmative defense that bars claims arising from statements ...

Under New York law, the concepts of absolute (or litigation) privilege and defamation per se seem directly contradictory—if a statement is defamatory per se, then how can it be privileged? Certain ...

[D]ad sued mom and aunt because he claimed that they coached daughter in saying “Daddy hit me.” He also alleged that they submitted defamatory audio and video recordings of daughter’s statements to ...

From the Summer 2001 issue of The News Media & The Law, page 13. From the Summer 2001 issue of The News Media & The Law, page 13. A Boise man can proceed with his invasion of privacy lawsuit against ...

Justice Richard Dietz addresses lawyer Craig Schauer during the Supreme Court hearing of Bouvier v. Porter on April 1, 2024. RALEIGH, N.C. (CN) — In a case that could redefine the scope of absolute ...

IMGCAP(1)]The Nevada Supreme Court issued a little-noticed decision in late May that could have significant implications for disputes between auditors and their clients. Processing Content The case, ...

[UPDATE 7/22/2025: The Colorado Supreme Court has reversed the Colorado Court of Appeals decision noted here; for more, see "#TheyLied Lawsuits Alleging False Title IX Complaints: Defamation and ...

One of the great myths of the legal profession is that the attorney-client privilege promises absolute confidentiality, to ensure clients' full disclosure to their counsel. However, as most lawyers ...