This is FindLaw's collection of Civil Litigation articles, part of the Litigation and Disputes section of the Corporate Counsel Center. Civil litigation is the process in which civil matters are resolved in a court of law. Civil matters can be described as situations dealing with relationships between people, such as a marriage, or a contract dispute between corporations. Civil laws are made by legislators, not through decisions rendered by judges. Civil litigation proceedings are governed by these statutes. Law articles in this archive are predominantly written by lawyers for a professional audience seeking business solutions to legal issues. Start your free research with FindLaw.
Civil Litigation
Civil Litigation
Civil Litigation Articles
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FindLaw's analysis of how the attorney-client privilege applies in the world of corporate investigations and the circuit split on the concept of selective waiver of the privilege.
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FindLaw's examination of the scope of the attorney-client privilege including a discussion of how it applies to independent contractors as well as risk-reducing measures that can be taken to protect the privilege.
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Insurance carriers and attorneys often investigate claims prior to litigation. In this article, FindLaw examines a Texas case indicating that claim files may not automatically be protected by attorney-client privilege or attorney work-product.
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FindLaw's examination of the attorney-client privilege in a corporate setting and when the privilege attaches under Upjohn and the Texas Code of Civil Procedure.
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FindLaw's look at attorney-client privilege in the context of email communications and the increasing potential for electronic interception.
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FindLaw's discussion of how the Attorney-Client Privilege applies in the context of in-house counsel and steps that can be taken to preserve confidentiality.
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FindLaw's examination of how courts in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania draw the line between the attorney-client and work product privileges.
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FindLaw's review of Supreme Court precent related to the broad scope of attorney-client privilege and its application even beyond the death of the client.
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We can only cover both the federal and California law of evidence in a brief essay like this by a ruthless process of selection and compression. What we will cover can best be thought of as that essential kernel of the law of evidence that the ...
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FindLaw's analysis of caselaw in Pennsylvania addressing landlord tenant law, specifically the binding effect of oral assurances regarding lease terms as well as landlord obligations to reimburse for repairs made by tenants.