High Court Will Hear Dispute Over Primary Purpose Test For Attorney-Client Privilege

Mealey's (October 3, 2022, 12:56 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A law firm that had some of its communications with a client subpoenaed in a criminal investigation saw its petition for certiorari granted Oct. 3, with the U.S. Supreme Court agreeing to consider whether the attorney-client privilege protects a communication that contains both legal and nonlegal advice when legal advice was a primary purpose for the communication....