15 Pennsylvania opinions name it 5 courts 1983–2024 1 in the last five years
The cases below were cited by Pennsylvania courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.
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cluster 291747green2 sentences2019See Garner v. Wolfinbarger , 430 F.2d 1093 (5th Cir.1970), cert. denied , 401 U.S. 974 , 91 S.Ct. 1191 , 28 L.Ed.2d 323 (1971) ; Valente v. Pepsico, Inc. , 68 F.R.D. 361 (D.Del.1975). 2019See Garner v. Wolfinbarger, 430 F.2d 1093 (5th Cir.1970), cert. denied, 401 U.S. 974 , 91 S.Ct. 1191 , 28 L.Ed.2d 323 (1971); Valente v. Pepsico, Inc., 68 F.R.D. 361 (D.Del.1975). | 4 | 4 |
Securities & Exchange Commission v. Medical Committee for Human Rightsgreen2 sentences2019See Garner v. Wolfinbarger , 430 F.2d 1093 (5th Cir.1970), cert. denied , 401 U.S. 974 , 91 S.Ct. 1191 , 28 L.Ed.2d 323 (1971) ; Valente v. Pepsico, Inc. , 68 F.R.D. 361 (D.Del.1975). 2019See Garner v. Wolfinbarger, 430 F.2d 1093 (5th Cir.1970), cert. denied, 401 U.S. 974 , 91 S.Ct. 1191 , 28 L.Ed.2d 323 (1971); Valente v. Pepsico, Inc., 68 F.R.D. 361 (D.Del.1975). | 4 | 4 |
Garner v. First American Life Insurancegreen2 sentences2019See Garner v. Wolfinbarger , 430 F.2d 1093 (5th Cir.1970), cert. denied , 401 U.S. 974 , 91 S.Ct. 1191 , 28 L.Ed.2d 323 (1971) ; Valente v. Pepsico, Inc. , 68 F.R.D. 361 (D.Del.1975). 2019See Garner v. Wolfinbarger, 430 F.2d 1093 (5th Cir.1970), cert. denied, 401 U.S. 974 , 91 S.Ct. 1191 , 28 L.Ed.2d 323 (1971); Valente v. Pepsico, Inc., 68 F.R.D. 361 (D.Del.1975). | 4 | 4 |
Parkin v. Floridagreen2 sentences2019See Garner v. Wolfinbarger , 430 F.2d 1093 (5th Cir.1970), cert. denied , 401 U.S. 974 , 91 S.Ct. 1191 , 28 L.Ed.2d 323 (1971) ; Valente v. Pepsico, Inc. , 68 F.R.D. 361 (D.Del.1975). 2019See Garner v. Wolfinbarger, 430 F.2d 1093 (5th Cir.1970), cert. denied, 401 U.S. 974 , 91 S.Ct. 1191 , 28 L.Ed.2d 323 (1971); Valente v. Pepsico, Inc., 68 F.R.D. 361 (D.Del.1975). | 4 | 4 |
Coregis Insurance v. Law Offices of Carole F. Kafrissen, P.C.green2 sentences2011Co. v. Law Offices of Carole F. Kafrissen, P.C., 186 F.Supp.2d 567, 571-72 (E.D.Pa.2002) ("A corollary to the rule, crafted by Pennsylvania courts, cloaks communications from the attorney to the client with privilege if disclosure of the communication would reveal the communications from the client to the attorney."). [11] In this last regard, it was certainly implicit in Appellants' averments that the withheld documents contained legal advice, as, for example, they advanced a line of argument centered on the application of the advice-of-counsel defense. 2011Co. v. Law Offices of Carole F. Kafrissen, P.C., 186 F.Supp.2d 567, 571-72 (E.D.Pa.2002) ("A corollary to the rule, crafted by Pennsylvania courts, cloaks communications from the attorney to the client with privilege if disclosure of the communication would reveal the communications from the client to the attorney.”). . | 2 | 2 |
In Re Search Warrant B-21778green2 sentences2011See, e.g., Search Warrant B-21778, 513 Pa. at 441 , 521 A.2d at 428 ("The purpose of this time-honored privilege is to protect confidential communications between the lawyer and his client, and to foster the free exchange of relevant information between them." (emphasis added)); Alexander, 253 Pa. at 203 , 97 A. at 1065 ("The general rule is, that all professional communications are sacred." (citation and quotation marks omitted)); Earle, 196 Pa. at 221 , 46 A. at 269 ; Sedat, 163 Pa.Cmwlth. at 35 , 641 A.2d at 1245 ("It is well settled that legal advice given by an attorney in his professiona 2011See, e.g., Search Warrant B-21778, 513 Pa. at 441 , 521 A.2d at 428 ("The purpose of this time-honored privilege is to protect confidential communications between the lawyer and his client, and to foster the free exchange of relevant information between them." (emphasis added)); Alexander, 253 Pa. at 203 , 97 A. at 1065 ("The general rule is, that all professional communications are sacred." (citation and quotation marks omitted)); Earle, 196 Pa. at 221 , 46 A. at 269 ; Sedat, 163 Pa.Cmwlth. at 35 , 641 A.2d at 1245 ("It is well settled that legal advice given by an attorney in his professiona | 1 | 3 |
Estate of Pewgreen1 sentence2024Moreover, under Pennsylvania law, “[c]onfidential information gained by one member of a law firm is imputable to other members of the same law firm.” Estate of Pew, 655 A.2d 521, 545 (Pa. Super. 1994); see also Pa.R.P.C. 1.10. | 1 | 1 |
Johns v. Smythgreen1 sentence2014See confronting every attorney in the representation of a client is the requirement of complete loyalty and service in good faith to the best of his Johns v. Smyth, 176 F.Supp. 949, 952 (E.D. | 1 | 1 |
Alexander v. Queengreen2 sentences2011See, e.g., Search Warrant B-21778, 513 Pa. at 441 , 521 A.2d at 428 ("The purpose of this time-honored privilege is to protect confidential communications between the lawyer and his client, and to foster the free exchange of relevant information between them." (emphasis added)); Alexander, 253 Pa. at 203 , 97 A. at 1065 ("The general rule is, that all professional communications are sacred." (citation and quotation marks omitted)); Earle, 196 Pa. at 221 , 46 A. at 269 ; Sedat, 163 Pa.Cmwlth. at 35 , 641 A.2d at 1245 ("It is well settled that legal advice given by an attorney in his professiona 2011See, e.g., Search Warrant B-21778, 513 Pa. at 441 , 521 A.2d at 428 ("The purpose of this time-honored privilege is to protect confidential communications between the lawyer and his client, and to foster the free exchange of relevant information between them." (emphasis added)); Alexander, 253 Pa. at 203 , 97 A. at 1065 ("The general rule is, that all professional communications are sacred." (citation and quotation marks omitted)); Earle, 196 Pa. at 221 , 46 A. at 269 ; Sedat, 163 Pa.Cmwlth. at 35 , 641 A.2d at 1245 ("It is well settled that legal advice given by an attorney in his professiona | 1 | 1 |
Sedat, Inc. v. Department of Environmental Resourcesgreen2 sentences2011See, e.g., Search Warrant B-21778, 513 Pa. at 441 , 521 A.2d at 428 ("The purpose of this time-honored privilege is to protect confidential communications between the lawyer and his client, and to foster the free exchange of relevant information between them." (emphasis added)); Alexander, 253 Pa. at 203 , 97 A. at 1065 ("The general rule is, that all professional communications are sacred." (citation and quotation marks omitted)); Earle, 196 Pa. at 221 , 46 A. at 269 ; Sedat, 163 Pa.Cmwlth. at 35 , 641 A.2d at 1245 ("It is well settled that legal advice given by an attorney in his professiona 2011See, e.g., Search Warrant B-21778, 513 Pa. at 441 , 521 A.2d at 428 ("The purpose of this time-honored privilege is to protect confidential communications between the lawyer and his client, and to foster the free exchange of relevant information between them." (emphasis added)); Alexander, 253 Pa. at 203 , 97 A. at 1065 ("The general rule is, that all professional communications are sacred." (citation and quotation marks omitted)); Earle, 196 Pa. at 221 , 46 A. at 269 ; Sedat, 163 Pa.Cmwlth. at 35 , 641 A.2d at 1245 ("It is well settled that legal advice given by an attorney in his professiona | 1 | 1 |
Birth Center v. St. Paul Companies, Inc.green1 sentence2007Paul Companies, Inc., 727 A.2d 1144, 1164 (Pa.Super.1999), disapproved of on other grounds in Mishoe v. Erie Insurance Co., 573 Pa. 267 , 824 A.2d 1153 (2003) (concluding that two letters prepared by a party’s counsel concerning the potential for a bad faith claim were not protected under attorney-client privilege because the letters contained no protected communications from the party to its counsel); see also Coregis Insurance Co. v. Law Offices of Carole F. Kafrissen, 186 F.Supp.2d 567, 569-72 (E.D.Pa.2002) (reviewing Pennsylvania statutory and case law on attorney-client privilege and conc | 1 | 1 |
McGovern v. Hospital Service Ass'n of Northeastern Pennsylvaniagreen2 sentences2001See also McGovern v. Hospital Service Association of Northeastern Pennsylvania, 785 A.2d 1012 (Pa.Super.2001). 2001See also McGovern v. Hospital Service Association of Northeastern Pennsylvania, 785 A.2d 1012 (Pa.Super.2001). | 1 | 1 |
Tuman v. Genesis Associatesgreen1 sentence2000Genesis Associates, 894 F. Supp. 183,186 (E.D. | 1 | 1 |
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Valente v. Pepsico, Inc.
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2 sentences2019See Garner v. Wolfinbarger , 430 F.2d 1093 (5th Cir.1970), cert. denied , 401 U.S. 974 , 91 S.Ct. 1191 , 28 L.Ed.2d 323 (1971) ; Valente v. Pepsico, Inc. , 68 F.R.D. 361 (D.Del.1975). 2019See Garner v. Wolfinbarger, 430 F.2d 1093 (5th Cir.1970), cert. denied, 401 U.S. 974 , 91 S.Ct. 1191 , 28 L.Ed.2d 323 (1971); Valente v. Pepsico, Inc., 68 F.R.D. 361 (D.Del.1975). | 5 | 2017–2019 |
In Re Search Warrant B-21778 Gartley
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2 sentences2001In re Gartley, 344 Pa. Super. 350 , 491 A.2d 851 (1985), affirmed sub nom, In re Search Warrant B-21778, 513 Pa. 429 , 521 A.2d 422 (1987). 1994In re: Gartley, 341 Pa.Superior Ct. 350, 491 A.2d 851 (1985), affirmed sub nom, In re: Search Warrant B-21778, 513 Pa. 429 , 521 A.2d 422 (1987). | 2 | 1994–2001 |
Gorski v. Smith
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1 sentence2017Luke’s.4 See Gorski, supra. Appellant did assert that Attorney Butz and LB&S failed to follow a ____________________________________________ 4 That allegation renders moot the parties’ dispute over whether a malpractice-based breach of contract action requires the plaintiff to allege her attorney failed to follow a specific client instruction, not just that the attorney failed to provide services consistent with professional standards. - 13 - J-S79003-16 specific client instruction.5 Therefore, Appellant stated a claim for breach of contract subject to the four-year statute of limitations. | 1 | 2017–2017 |
National Bank v. Earle
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2 sentences2011See, e.g., Search Warrant B-21778, 513 Pa. at 441 , 521 A.2d at 428 ("The purpose of this time-honored privilege is to protect confidential communications between the lawyer and his client, and to foster the free exchange of relevant information between them." (emphasis added)); Alexander, 253 Pa. at 203 , 97 A. at 1065 ("The general rule is, that all professional communications are sacred." (citation and quotation marks omitted)); Earle, 196 Pa. at 221 , 46 A. at 269 ; Sedat, 163 Pa.Cmwlth. at 35 , 641 A.2d at 1245 ("It is well settled that legal advice given by an attorney in his professiona 2011See, e.g., Search Warrant B-21778, 513 Pa. at 441 , 521 A.2d at 428 ("The purpose of this time-honored privilege is to protect confidential communications between the lawyer and his client, and to foster the free exchange of relevant information between them." (emphasis added)); Alexander, 253 Pa. at 203 , 97 A. at 1065 ("The general rule is, that all professional communications are sacred." (citation and quotation marks omitted)); Earle, 196 Pa. at 221 , 46 A. at 269 ; Sedat, 163 Pa.Cmwlth. at 35 , 641 A.2d at 1245 ("It is well settled that legal advice given by an attorney in his professiona | 1 | 2011–2011 |
Cohen v. Jenkintown Cab Co.
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2 sentences2011See, e.g., Search Warrant B-21778, 513 Pa. at 441 , 521 A.2d at 428 ("The purpose of this time-honored privilege is to protect confidential communications between the lawyer and his client, and to foster the free exchange of relevant information between them." (emphasis added)); Alexander, 253 Pa. at 203 , 97 A. at 1065 ("The general rule is, that all professional communications are sacred." (citation and quotation marks omitted)); Earle, 196 Pa. at 221 , 46 A. at 269 ; Sedat, 163 Pa.Cmwlth. at 35 , 641 A.2d at 1245 ("It is well settled that legal advice given by an attorney in his professiona 2011See, e.g., Search Warrant B-21778, 513 Pa. at 441 , 521 A.2d at 428 ("The purpose of this time-honored privilege is to protect confidential communications between the lawyer and his client, and to foster the free exchange of relevant information between them." (emphasis added)); Alexander, 253 Pa. at 203 , 97 A. at 1065 ("The general rule is, that all professional communications are sacred." (citation and quotation marks omitted)); Earle, 196 Pa. at 221 , 46 A. at 269 ; Sedat, 163 Pa.Cmwlth. at 35 , 641 A.2d at 1245 ("It is well settled that legal advice given by an attorney in his professiona | 1 | 2011–2011 |
Mishoe v. Erie Insurance
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2 sentences2007Paul Companies, Inc., 727 A.2d 1144, 1164 (Pa.Super.1999), disapproved of on other grounds in Mishoe v. Erie Insurance Co., 573 Pa. 267 , 824 A.2d 1153 (2003) (concluding that two letters prepared by a party’s counsel concerning the potential for a bad faith claim were not protected under attorney-client privilege because the letters contained no protected communications from the party to its counsel); see also Coregis Insurance Co. v. Law Offices of Carole F. Kafrissen, 186 F.Supp.2d 567, 569-72 (E.D.Pa.2002) (reviewing Pennsylvania statutory and case law on attorney-client privilege and conc 2007Paul Companies, Inc., 727 A.2d 1144, 1164 (Pa.Super.1999), disapproved of on other grounds in Mishoe v. Erie Insurance Co., 573 Pa. 267 , 824 A.2d 1153 (2003) (concluding that two letters prepared by a party’s counsel concerning the potential for a bad faith claim were not protected under attorney-client privilege because the letters contained no protected communications from the party to its counsel); see also Coregis Insurance Co. v. Law Offices of Carole F. Kafrissen, 186 F.Supp.2d 567, 569-72 (E.D.Pa.2002) (reviewing Pennsylvania statutory and case law on attorney-client privilege and conc | 1 | 2007–2007 |
Lieberman v. Abat's Auto Tag Service, Inc.
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1 sentence2001In re Gartley, 344 Pa. Super. 350 , 491 A.2d 851 (1985), affirmed sub nom, In re Search Warrant B-21778, 513 Pa. 429 , 521 A.2d 422 (1987). | 1 | 2001–2001 |
Streams v. Tamewitz
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1 sentence2000Pa.), ajf’d, 127 F.3d 1096 (3d Cir. 1997) (dismissing a legal malpractice breach of contract claim because it was “clearly based upon alleged violations of the standard of care owed by an attorney,” rather than on a breach of a specific client instruction or specific contract provision); Tumanv. | 1 | 2000–2000 |
Peyton v. Margiotti
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2 sentences1983We find this proposition implicit in the Chief Justice’s emphasis on “the maintenance of an untarnished standard of conduct by the attorney at law toward his client.” 10 *142 Our reading of Berman is supported by the decision of our Supreme Court in Peyton v. Margiotti, 398 Pa. 86 , 156 A.2d 865 (1959), which quoted extensively from Berman. 1983We find this proposition implicit in the Chief Justice’s emphasis on “the maintenance of an untarnished standard of conduct by the attorney at law toward his client.” 10 *142 Our reading of Berman is supported by the decision of our Supreme Court in Peyton v. Margiotti, 398 Pa. 86 , 156 A.2d 865 (1959), which quoted extensively from Berman. | 1 | 1983–1983 |
Counted by distinct opinions that both name this issue and are annotated to the section; sections every opinion cites regardless of issue are not filtered here, so read the counts against the total above.
Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.