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at-issue waiver

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A quick definition of at-issue waiver:

Term: At-Issue Waiver

Definition: At-issue waiver is when a person gives up their right to keep their conversations with their lawyer private because they take a position in a legal case that can only be understood by revealing what they talked about with their lawyer. This is different from offensive-use waiver, which is when someone uses privileged information to help their case.

A more thorough explanation:

An at-issue waiver is a legal term that refers to an exemption from the attorney-client privilege. This means that a litigant (someone involved in a lawsuit) is considered to have given up their right to keep certain information confidential if they take a position in the case that cannot be effectively challenged without analyzing that confidential information.

For example, let's say that a company is being sued for patent infringement. The company's lawyer has been advising them on how to design their products to avoid infringing on patents. If the company argues in court that their products do not infringe on any patents, they may be considered to have waived their attorney-client privilege regarding the advice they received from their lawyer. This is because the other side cannot effectively challenge the company's position without analyzing the advice from the lawyer.

Another example could be a criminal defendant who claims that they did not have the intent to commit a crime. If the prosecution argues that the defendant did have the intent to commit the crime, the defendant may be considered to have waived their attorney-client privilege regarding any conversations they had with their lawyer about their intent.

Overall, an at-issue waiver is a way for the court to ensure that both sides have access to all relevant information in a case, even if that information would normally be protected by the attorney-client privilege.

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Oooooo me too
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