Does a joint defense agreement extend attorney-client privilege?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from United States v. Garrison, 888 F.3d 1057 (9th Cir. 2018):
2 A joint defense agreement extends attorney-client privilege to disclosures made between the attorneys for codefendants, between codefendants, and between one codefendant to another codefendant's attorney. See United States v. Gonzalez , 669 F.3d 974, 978 (9th Cir. 2012).
3 The instruction the district court gave was as follows:
4 The instruction the district court gave was as follows:
"The most advanced legal research software ever built."
The above passage should not be considered legal advice. Reliable answers to complex legal questions require comprehensive research memos. To learn more visit www.alexi.com.
Other Questions
How has the joint-defense privilege been interpreted in the context of attorney-client privilege? (MultiRegion, United States of America)
When a husband breaches a life insurance agreement that expressly requires the husband to maintain the policy, does the wife have a right to enforce the agreement at the time the husband breached the agreement? ("New York", United States of America)
Is entrapment the defense defense defense theory? (MultiRegion, United States of America)
What is a defense lawyer's duty to investigate the defense counsel's "most important defense"? (MultiRegion, United States of America)
How has the joint defense doctrine been interpreted in the context of privileged communications between parties to civil litigation? ("New York", United States of America)
What is the burden of proving that communications obtained during a joint-defense effort are privileged? (MultiRegion, United States of America)
Can an employee who works in a joint venture agreement with his employer do not breach the terms of the agreement? (Canada (Federal), Canada)
What collateral waiver of privilege extends to all privileged correspondence? (Canada (Federal), Canada)
Can a self defense claim to charges of receipt or possession of a firearm be considered a defense duress, coercion, or self defense? (MultiRegion, United States of America)
Does the federal rule of evidence govern privilege regarding privilege regarding a claim or defense for which state law governs? (MultiRegion, United States of America)
