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Illinois Appellate Court Declines to Extend Crime-Fraud Exception To Defamation Claims

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Allegations of defamation and conspiracy to defame alone are insufficient to establish the crime-fraud exception and defeat the attorney-client privilege, the Illinois Appellate Court recently held. In MacDonald v....more

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Even At A Default Hearing, An Expert Report Is Inadmissable Hearsay If The Expert Doesn’t Testify

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Very often, uncertified expert reports are attached to certifications and courts are asked to accept them though there is no ability to cross examine the expert, etc. Sometimes, that even happens at a default or other...more

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