Whether there is a fiduciary exception to the attorney client privilege and or work product doctrine is still an open question in Pennsylvania
By EsqSocial Corporation 19/04/21
On April 7, 2021, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court issued its decision in In re Estate of William K. McAleer, a case that fiduciary litigators and trustees had been watching for some time. At issue was whether Pennsylvania recognizes a "fiduciary exception" to the attorney-client privilege or work product doctrine to allow trust beneficiaries access to attorney-client communications between a trustee and trust counsel....
By: Dentons