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A bill to amend the Federal Rules of Evidence to address the waiver of the attorney-client privilege and the work product doctrine.

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2/27/2008--Passed Senate without amendment. (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Amends the Federal Rules of Evidence with respect to the disclosure of a communication or information covered by the attorney-client privil... moreSee Full Bill Text

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December 11, 2007February 27, 2008
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February 13, 2008 Local Support for Federal Rule 502

... expressing the bar association’s support for the proposed legislation (S. 2450), which would add Rule 502 to the Federal Rules of Evidence. ...

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Source: Brooklyn Daily Eagle, NY


December 17, 2007 Bipartisan legal reform bill in the Senate

S. 2450, introduced by Sens. Leahy and Specter, would implement a new Federal Rule 502, establishing a presumption for the return of inadvertently produced ...

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Source: Point of Law, NY


December 13, 2007 Voyage of Discovery

introduced a bill (S. 2450) on Tuesday that would help minimize the costly and cumbersome process of guarding against the inadvertent release of privileged ...

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Source: The BLT, DC


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August 31, 2008 New Rule 502 to Protect Against Privilege Waiver

Due to the skyrocketing cost of producing electronically stored information in litigation, the US Senate unanimously passed without amendment Senate Bill S. 2450 in February. If, as expected, the bill is approved by the House of ...

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August 06, 2008 Internal Investigations 2008: Legal, Ethical & Strategic Issues

Julie A. Bauer; In The Senate Of The United States, December 11, 2007, 110th Congress, 1st Session, S.2450: To Amend The Federal Rules Of Evidence To Address The Waiverof The Attorney-Client Privilege And The Work Product Doctrine ...

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On February 27, 2008 the Senate unanimously passed S. 2450 which includes new Rule 502 of the Federal Rules of Evidence. Iredell County businesses sending less waste to landfill Iredell residents have gotten the message about going ...

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