Shawn “Jay Z” Carter and Sean “Diddy” Combs What caused the hasty dismissal of the Diddy and Jay Z lawsuit? It seemed like a battle of legal heavy weights. A Mohamed Ali vs. George Foreman like rumble in the concrete jungle. Tony Buzbee was in one corner threatening to bring Hollywood heavy hitters to their […]
Penetrating the Attorney-Client Privilege – An Aggressive Trend in the Wake of Corporate Scandals
The attorney-client privilege is an essential element of any system of justice. It protects communication between attorneys and their clients from compelled disclosure. The crime-fraud exception removes this attorney-client privilege for communications made in furtherance of a crime or fraud. Therefore, the confidentiality afforded to attorney-client communications does not extend to interactions for the purpose […]
Federal Appeals Court Rules CEO Cannot Hide Behind Attorney Client Privilege to Conceal Hush-Money Secrets
He thought the attorney client privilege would be an impenetrable moat for his hush-money secrets until a federal court ordered his lawyers to disclose his secrets to a grand jury. He is the CEO of a publicly traded company. His name is under seal and will be referred to here as CEO Doe as grand […]
Popular Grammy Award Winner Battling Life Imprisonment After Federal Conviction
Claiming he betrayed his country for money, federal prosecutors are asking that a sentence of life imprisonment be imposed on Prakazrel “Pras” Michel, a founding member of the Grammy Award-winning hip-hop group, the Fugees. The renowned rapper frowns at the prospect of spending the rest of his life behind bars, calling the government’s proposed life […]
Force Majeure: How COVID-19 Created a Crisis of Contracts and Resurrected a Forgotten Doctrine
COVID-19 is no longer the Grinch that is disrupting commercial and everyday life. However, arising from it ruins are important lessons. The lock down of borders and shuttering of businesses caused failure to fulfill contractual obligations. Therefore, the life of countless contracts ended prematurely, creating a crisis of contracts. Resurrected from the commercial ruins is […]
