Epstein Secrets

ation from the prosecutor goes hand-in- hand with the lawyer's additional duty to "make suitable inquiry" to determine whether valid defenses exist. Jones v. Cunningham, 313 F.2d 347 (4th Cir. I 963) ("Of course, it is not for a lawyer to fabricate defenses, but he does have an affirmative obligation to make suitabl

), the district court in California became the first federal court to adopt the mediation privilege as federal common law under Rule 501. Relying on Lake Utopia Paper as well as a number of other decisions addressing the confidentiality of settlement negotiations, Folb held that "the need for confidentiality and

ation from the prosecutor goes hand- in-hand with the lawyer's additional duty to "make suitable inquiry" to determine whether valid defenses exist. Jones v. Cunningham, 313 F.2d 347 (4th Cir.1963) ("Of course, it is not for a lawyer to fabricate defenses, but he does have an affirmative obligation to make suitable

), the district court in California became the first federal court to adopt the mediation privilege as federal common law under Rule 501. Relying on Lake Utopia Paper as well as a number of other decisions addressing the confidentiality of settlement negotiations, Folb held that "the need for confidentiality and

ation from the prosecutor goes hand- in-hand with the lawyer's additional duty to "make suitable inquiry" to determine whether valid defenses exist. Jones v. Cunningham, 313 F.2d 347 (4th Cir.1963) ("Of course, it is not for a lawyer to fabricate defenses, but he does have an affirmative obligation to make suitable

), the district court in California became the first federal court to adopt the mediation privilege as federal common law under Rule 501. Relying on Lake Utopia Paper as well as a number of other decisions addressing the confidentiality of settlement negotiations, Folb held that "the need for confidentiality and