Privilege Log – Bow Tie Law

Privilege Logs are a Really Smart Idea

September 12, 2016 Josh Gilliland Privilege Review

A Defendant claimed they did not have to provide a privilege log pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure Rule 26(b)(5)(A)(ii). David Mizer Enters. v. Nexstar Broad., Inc. (C.D.Ill. Aug. 31, 2016, No. 14-cv-2192) 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 117076, at *23-26. Let’s just say this is a non-traditional approach to[…]

A Case Study on Privilege Logs

August 8, 2015 Josh Gilliland Attorney Client Privilege, Privilege Review

Privilege logs require more than merely saying a prospectively privileged document is an “attorney-client communication.” This requires litigants to conduct privilege review with far more analysis than simply tagging discovery “Attorney Client Privilege” or “Work Product Conduct.” The case of United States v. State & La. Dep’t of Health &[…]