In the recent decision, of Lewis v. Kalbhen, 2025 IL App (1st) 242110, the Illinois Appellate Court, First District, reaffirmed and meaningfully expanded the scope of the absolute litigation privilege ...

The litigation privilege protects parties and their lawyers from liability for statements they make not only at trial, but at all stages of litigation and in other quasi-judicial proceedings as well.

A: In California, there is a litigation privilege that protects communications from civil liability. These can include a variety of publications, from writings to verbal accusations. The privilege is ...

But on Oct. 23, Judge Randolph M. Hammock rejected the litigation privilege argument and said Tacopina will remain a defendant in the case. Tacopina filed a notice of appeal on Friday. The appeal will ...

When civil litigation turns ugly, it sometimes devolves into allegations of defamation not just between the parties, but against their lawyers as well. In light of the broad privilege cloaking ...

BOTTOM LINE: Where the circuit court held that Maryland’s common law litigation privilege barred claims brought by consumers alleging they were sued for monies they did not owe, it erred. CASE: ...